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 governor’s proposal also includes a $12 million cut to regional magnet schools, after which those schools would be allowed to start raising tuition.
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Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet large districts, including Chicago’s, operate selective enrollment and magnet schools that screen by test scores or other factors.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Hallandale High will also become a four-day-week magnet school, similar to Pompano Beach High School.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Suit targets magnet school policies Magnet schools are special programs established decades ago to promote voluntary integration.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet large districts, including Chicago’s, operate selective enrollment and magnet schools that screen by test scores or other factors.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Hallandale High will also become a four-day-week magnet school, similar to Pompano Beach High School.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Suit targets magnet school policies Magnet schools are special programs established decades ago to promote voluntary integration.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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