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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Residents earlier this winter balked after news circulated that the town was planning to open a public safety magnet school drawing students from Hartford and other communities.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
Still, the potential change would come late for some families, given the application window to attend a magnet school next year has closed.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Hollis enrolled him at Terra Environmental Research Institute, a magnet school for science, tech and engineering brainiacs.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Some of the top underpopulated schools were magnet schools, such as Western High and Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
Still, the potential change would come late for some families, given the application window to attend a magnet school next year has closed.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Hollis enrolled him at Terra Environmental Research Institute, a magnet school for science, tech and engineering brainiacs.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Some of the top underpopulated schools were magnet schools, such as Western High and Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Magnet school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnet%20school. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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