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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The former Engelhard Elementary merged with magnet school Whitney Young this year after both saw a decrease in student population.
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
The heavy use of busing dates to the district’s strategy to racially integrate its schools decades ago: MPS established magnet schools to draw students across segregated neighborhoods.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
These cuts include reductions in contracts and reconfiguring transportation routes for some magnet schools.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Network routes are being finalized, but TARC officials say the new network will serve all JCPS magnet schools.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 July 2025
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
The heavy use of busing dates to the district’s strategy to racially integrate its schools decades ago: MPS established magnet schools to draw students across segregated neighborhoods.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
These cuts include reductions in contracts and reconfiguring transportation routes for some magnet schools.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Network routes are being finalized, but TARC officials say the new network will serve all JCPS magnet schools.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 July 2025
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“Magnet school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnet%20school. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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