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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Calling for more funding Gale said one of the ways that the Board of Education has lost funding is because some students opted to go to magnet schools in other districts and open choice districts. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025 About 60 theater students from Altadena and Eliot Arts magnet schools lost their homes, their stage and their neighborhoods in the Eaton fire. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025 Mann and Parkview became magnet schools in the 1980s. Lena Miano, Arkansas Online, 21 May 2025 One father was arrested while headed to the magnet school for a drop off, according to parents. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for magnet school

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First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of magnet school was in 1965

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“Magnet school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnet%20school. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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