Definition of magnet school
: 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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Black children were over-punished at regular public schools, charter schools, magnet schools and alternative schools.
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That year, the district adopted a desegregation plan that closed eight elementary schools and opened several new elementary and magnet schools.
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That same year, the district adopted a desegregation plan that closed eight elementary schools and opened several new elementary and magnet schools.
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The case resulted in the opening of several magnet schools.
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Last year Magnet Schools of America honored Idlewild, a neighborhood school that includes a magnet for gifted students, as the nation's top magnet school.
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Board members on Wednesday also approved plans to turn three neighborhood elementary schools into citywide magnet schools.
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Schools that received the MSA Merit Award rank within the top 5 percent of magnet schools nationwide, while schools that earned the MSA Distinction Merit Award excelled in all areas measured and serve as National Exemplary Magnet School Models.
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All students are eligible no matter what public, private, charter or magnet school as well as home schooled students.
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First Known Use of magnet school
1968
MAGNET SCHOOL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of magnet school for English Language Learners
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: a school that has courses in special subjects (such as the arts or technology) and is designed to attract students from all parts of a community
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