Magnet schools are public schools that specialize in subjects like science or the arts. Or they may offer a certain approach to teaching and learning, like open classrooms or Montessori. Magnets differ from "regular" or "zoned" schools in another way also. For example, enrollment is open to students outside the neighborhood of the school.
Finally, students and parents choose the school, instead of being assigned to the school. Like other public schools, magnets must meet city and state requirements in areas such as curriculum, student body diversity, and the selection, hiring, and retention of teachers. They are also subject to state and local budget allocations.
Although the term is mostly used in the United States, other countries have similar types of schools, such as specialist schools in Britain. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities (usually school boards) as school zones that feed into certain schools. The school a student would attend if he or she were not attending the magnet school is often referred to as the home school (not to be confused with home schooling, though it could be a homeschool as well) or the base school,sending school, or zone school.
Finally, students and parents choose the school, instead of being assigned to the school. Like other public schools, magnets must meet city and state requirements in areas such as curriculum, student body diversity, and the selection, hiring, and retention of teachers. They are also subject to state and local budget allocations.
Although the term is mostly used in the United States, other countries have similar types of schools, such as specialist schools in Britain. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities (usually school boards) as school zones that feed into certain schools. The school a student would attend if he or she were not attending the magnet school is often referred to as the home school (not to be confused with home schooling, though it could be a homeschool as well) or the base school,sending school, or zone school.
There are magnet schools at the elementary school, middle school, and high school levels. In the United States, where education is decentralized, some magnet schools are established by school districts and draw only from the district, while others (such as Maine School of Science and Mathematics and Commonwealth Governor's Schools in Virginia) are set up by state governments and may draw from multiple districts.
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