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 district has not been able to hire enough bus drivers, resulting in a controversial school board decision April 10 to cut transportation to most magnet schools.
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024
Niche’s list of the top public high schools includes charter and magnet schools.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
Ending magnet transportation would likely have a greater impact on the magnet schools with a high rate of bus riders who are from impoverished households.
—The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
That winter, the Firebirds’ girls’ soccer team won the magnet school’s first section championship.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
Strange represents western Louisville, which has the three magnet schools with the highest concentration of economically disadvantaged bus riders — Whitney Young Elementary, 73%; Central High School, 72%; and Johnson Traditional Middle, 60%.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Aden said she’ll be relieved when Nora starts attending the magnet school next year.
—Corey Williams, Giovanna Dell'orto, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
Call it the rise of the magnet schools that once were only good enough to compete in the old Magnet League and compete for small school titles.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Admission to the magnet school, known as TJ, was previously based on standardized tests and a combination of GPA, teacher recommendations and essays until 2020.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024
Niche’s list of the top public high schools includes charter and magnet schools.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
Ending magnet transportation would likely have a greater impact on the magnet schools with a high rate of bus riders who are from impoverished households.
—The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
That winter, the Firebirds’ girls’ soccer team won the magnet school’s first section championship.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
Strange represents western Louisville, which has the three magnet schools with the highest concentration of economically disadvantaged bus riders — Whitney Young Elementary, 73%; Central High School, 72%; and Johnson Traditional Middle, 60%.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
Aden said she’ll be relieved when Nora starts attending the magnet school next year.
—Corey Williams, Giovanna Dell'orto, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
Call it the rise of the magnet schools that once were only good enough to compete in the old Magnet League and compete for small school titles.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Admission to the magnet school, known as TJ, was previously based on standardized tests and a combination of GPA, teacher recommendations and essays until 2020.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
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