magnet schools
Selective public institutions
Magnet schools are public schools that offer specialized curricula—often in areas like science, arts, or technology—designed to attract students from across a district.
The name reflects how these programs draw students who might otherwise attend neighborhood schools.
Magnet schools emerged partly as a desegregation tool, creating voluntary integration through appealing programs: She got into the magnet school for performing arts.
Ending enforced group separation
- diversityState of varied elements
- busingMass student transport
- racial balanceProportional representation of ethnicities
- socioeconomicRelating to income and status
equity · inclusion · access · demographics · zoning · court-ordered · Brown v. Board · white flight
Entry or confession
- applicationFormal request document
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
merit-based · testing · screening · acceptance · waitlist · criteria · entrance exam · selection
Four-discipline academic grouping
- artsCreative disciplines collectively
- performing artsLive creative presentation disciplines
- humanitiesStudy of culture
- scienceSystematic study through observation
technology · engineering · mathematics · curriculum · focus · theme · concentration · vocational
desegregation
Ending enforced group separation
- diversityState of varied elements
- busingMass student transport
- racial balanceProportional representation of ethnicities
socioeconomic · equity · inclusion · access · demographics · zoning · court-ordered · Brown v. Board · white flight · urban
admission
Entry or confession
- applicationFormal request document
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
competitive · merit-based · testing · screening · acceptance · waitlist · criteria · entrance exam · selection · gifted
STEM
Four-discipline academic grouping
- artsCreative disciplines collectively
- performing artsLive creative presentation disciplines
- humanitiesStudy of culture
science · technology · engineering · mathematics · curriculum · focus · theme · concentration · vocational · IB
- educationeducation, school, teachers, students, learning
- K-12 Schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, student, classroom
- School Administrationprincipals, vice principal, school boards, assistant principal, headmaster
- alternative educationdemocratic education, homeschooling, homeschool, unschooling, Montessori
- education historypublic schooling, education reforms, school reform, educational reforms, one-room school
- Education Policyeducation policy, education reform, education laws, education funding, education budget
magnet schoolscomprehensive schools
Schools admitting all students regardless of ability
magnet, magnetic, schools, magnetism, magnets, magnetize, magnetized, magnetizing, magneto