Magnet Schools
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New York
NYC’s Diversity Plan for Elite High Schools Will Hurt Boys More than Girls, Critics Say
The new plan would reserve spots for kids who finish in the top 7 percent of their class at every…
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Must-Reads
New Program Wants to Prove ‘You Don’t Need to Lower the Bar’ to Diversify NYC’s Elite Schools
Rather than abolish the test, the retired educators want to launch an intensive afterschool and weekend program with 30 high-achieving…
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Newswire
Houston Committee Recommends Creating Magnet Programs in All Middle and High Schools
In an effort to more fairly distribute magnet schools across the 213,000-student district, HISD should add new magnet programs to…
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New York
Report: What NYC’s Elite High Schools May Have Looked Like Under Mayor’s Integration Plan
Many of the findings, based on data from the 2017-2018 school year, align with estimates already released by the education…
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Newswire
OKC Board Considers Plan to Set Aside 35% of Magnet School Seats for Nearby, Mostly Minority Students
Race took center stage Tuesday night at Douglass Mid-High, where a school board member called on Oklahoma City Public Schools…
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New York
NYC Lawyers Claim Effort to Diversify Elite High Schools Isn’t Biased against Asian Americans
Instead, lawyers for the city argue the changes serve the “most disadvantaged” students, leading to “greater geographic and socioeconomic diversity”…
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Must-Reads
As the District Creates a New Admissions Test, Newark Superintendent Suggests Magnet Schools Be More Selective
“The whole concept that anyone and everyone can get into the magnet high schools — that’s not why they were…
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Illinois
Chicago Mayoral Candidate’s Plan to Stem the Exodus from CPS District: 8 New Magnet Schools
To prevent parents from “voting with their feet,” Chico also wants to give them the choice to send their kids…
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Michigan
Detroit to Open New Social Justice-Themed Magnet School after Similar School Closes Due to Low Enrollment
It won’t be the first Detroit school with a social justice theme. The first, the Detroit Delta Preparatory Academy for…
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Illinois
Watchdog Finds Chicago Parents, Including District Employees, Cheat to Get Their Kids into Selective Schools
Stepped-up enforcement by Chicago Public Schools has cut down instances of parents cheating to secure highly coveted seats for their…
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Parents Get Heated over Diversity Proposal for Elite New York City Schools
At least 300 people attended District 2’s Community Education Council meeting, where Deputy Chancellor Josh Wallack formally presented the city’s…
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‘Hamilton’ Actor Credits the Education He Received at a Magnet School
Six years ago, Wonza Johnson was performing in South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities productions of dramas…
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Parents Plan to Sue over NYC’s Diversity Proposal for Magnet School Admissions
Parents, Asian-American groups and schools are lining up to join a federal suit opposing the city’s planned changes to specialized…
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Students Who Didn’t Pass State Tests May Get Seats at Elite NYC Schools Under Proposed Changes
In addition, offers would have gone to about 1,000 fewer students who excelled on state tests, judging by city Department…
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Judge Hears Lawsuit Arguing CT Magnet Schools’ Race Quotas Leave Seats Empty and Minority Students on Waitlists
At issue is whether the lottery’s algorithm – which is designed to limit enrollment of black and Hispanic students in…
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Federal Court to Consider Case against Racial Quotas at CT Magnet Schools Which Limit Attendance by Minorities
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Bridgeport will hear arguments from lawyers who represent parents who believe the state’s lottery…
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At Least 90 Families Accused of Enrollment Fraud at Elite DC Magnet School Have Cases Dismissed
In May, a citywide investigation alleged that 164 Ellington students — nearly 30 percent of the student body — lived…
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S.F. Board Changes Magnet School Admissions Policy in Attempt to Set Aside More Seats for Black Students
The San Francisco school board took a small step toward increasing access to the academically elite Lowell High School, allowing…
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Study Claims Black and Latino Students Face Admissions Challenges to Boston’s Elite Schools
Their path is hindered by a separate test — designed for private institutions — that students applying to the city’s…
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New Republic Magazine: Asian American Perspectives on Racial Quotas for Magnet Schools
A proposal to integrate New York City’s top public high schools would be a boon to black and Latinx students—and…
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Brooklyn Performing Arts School Can No Longer Audition Prospective Students Under New Diversity Plan
Parents and even teachers at a Brooklyn performing arts school were shocked to learn Friday that the school can no…
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In Diversity Push, NYC Mayor Says City Is Planning to Overhaul Admissions to All Selective Schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s comments represent a shift from his earlier stance on integrating schools, when he insisted that housing…
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Los Angeles Teachers Union Calls for Contract Changes That Would Halt Growth of Magnet Schools
LA Unified kicked off the school year this week by more than doubling the number of new magnet schools and…
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Plan to Diversify Elite NYC Schools Would Save 20% of Spots for Low-Income Students Who Fail Admissions Test
By 2020, 20 percent of the ninth-grade seats in every specialized high school will be set aside for Discovery students,…
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Critics Blast City for Hiding Study That Debunks NYC Mayor’s Plan to Desegregate Elite High Schools
Critics are blasting the city for burying the results of an official study that throws cold water on Mayor de…
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