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  2. Magnet Schools vs. Charter Schools: Differences Explained

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    In the 2015-16 school year, more than 2.6 million students were enrolled in magnet schools nationwide, compared with more than 2.8 million in charters across 43 states and the District of Columbia ...

  3. Magnet school - Wikipedia

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    Some 21st-century magnet schools have de-emphasized the racial integration aspects, such as Capital Prep Magnet School, a high school in Hartford, Connecticut. [16] Capital Prep, a year-round school where more than 80% of its students are black and Latino, boasts a near-0% dropout rate; 100% of its 2009 senior class was sent to a four-year ...

  4. Charter school - Wikipedia

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    A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autonomy for accountability, that it is freed from the rules but accountable for results.

  5. Charter schools in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The rules and structure of charter schools depend on state authorizing legislation and differ from state to state. A charter school is authorized to function once it has received a charter, a statutorily defined performance contract detailing the school's mission, program, goals, students served, methods of assessment, and ways to measure ...

  6. JCPS busing update makes magnet school options an inequitable ...

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    Removing transportation options from magnet, traditional schools creates a barrier which only serves to widen the equity and achievement gaps in JCPS

  7. School choice in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Minnesota was the first state to have a charter school law and the nation's first charter school was City Academy High School, which opened in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1992. [6] California created its District of Choice program in 1993. It allows California public school district to enroll students residing outside district lines. [7]

  8. School choice - Wikipedia

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    Minnesota was the first state to have a charter school law and the nation's first charter school was City Academy High School, which opened in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1992. [6] California created its District of Choice program in 1993. It allows California public school district to enroll students residing outside district lines. [7]

  9. List of schools in Chicago Public Schools - Wikipedia

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    Roberto Clemente Community Academy Kelvyn Park High School Lincoln Park High School Wendell Phillips Academy High School Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. There are several types of high schools in the district, including neighborhood, career academy, charter, contract, magnet, military academy, selective enrollment, small and special education.