Even education innovations, such as magnet schools, are complicated by race and economics. In Texas’ urban areas, most schools largely serve minority students, while high-achieving magnets are ...

Converting a lower-performing, high-minority school into a magnet program significantly increased the percentage of students attending from outside the neighborhood—from 21 percent to 26 percent ...

To promote diverse school populations. The term "magnet school" is meant to be analogous to an actual magnet, as these types of schools draw students from throughout an entire county or a defined ...

By attracting students from a wider geographical area, magnet schools typically have a more culturally and socioeconomically diverse student body than traditional schools. Here's why you should ...

The magnet school application process will remain the same for next school year. The Choices Fair, where families can learn more about magnet programs, is Jan. 12 at the Century II Exhibition Hall.

Kealing’s magnet more than doubled its low-income student population from 9 percent to 19 percent in 2017-18. LASA’s low-income population grew to nearly 100 students, from 7 percent to 8.3 ...

Banning’s magnet has 72 students starting in ninth and 10th grades. Wilson has about 28 ninth-graders. At both schools, physical education will focus on the training firefighters need, including ...

The survey asked six hundred parents of school-aged children – half from the city and half from the suburbs – about their interest in inter-district magnet schools.