magnet school
noun
: a school with superior facilities and staff and often a specialized curriculum designed to attract pupils from throughout a city or school district
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And the Education Department has stripped funding from some districts that used it to create magnet schools intended to be more diverse.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
Basil Billings, 63, is a reading teacher at Dillard High School, a 6-12 magnet school in Fort Lauderdale.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Before moving to the online school in eighth grade, Clark attended middle school at San Diego Creative and Performing Arts School, a public magnet school with a focus on visual and performing arts.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
To the left, drivers pay no mind to a flashing beacon announcing the school zone, said Gerardo Sandoval, a parent of a student at the south Charlotte magnet school.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
Basil Billings, 63, is a reading teacher at Dillard High School, a 6-12 magnet school in Fort Lauderdale.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Before moving to the online school in eighth grade, Clark attended middle school at San Diego Creative and Performing Arts School, a public magnet school with a focus on visual and performing arts.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
To the left, drivers pay no mind to a flashing beacon announcing the school zone, said Gerardo Sandoval, a parent of a student at the south Charlotte magnet school.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Magnet school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnet%20school. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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