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Download full textUS Department of Education, 2004
Magnet schools gained prominence in education in the 1970s as a tool for achieving voluntary desegregation in lieu of forced busing. The theory behind magnet schools as a desegregation tool is simple: Create a school so distinctive and appealing--so magnetic--that it will draw a diverse range of families from throughout the community eager to…
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, School Districts, School Effectiveness, Program Implementation
US Department of Education, 2008
Every day, we learn what works so students can make greater progress. Six years after No Child Left Behind's passage--and midway to the nation's goal of having students on grade level or better in reading and math by 2014--we have collected more data than ever before about the academic performance of our students and schools. This information…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Reading Achievement
