Category Archives: Magnet schools

School Choice Expanding Worldwide

July 16, 2009 – 8:35 pm

Since the early 1990s when the nation’s first charter school was opened in St. Paul, MN, the scope and availability of school-based options to parents has steadily expanded in the U.S. and abroad. No longer can traditional education be a public monopoly. Sponsored by the National Center on School Choice (NCSC), this 648 page ($115) Handbook of [...]

By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Charter schools, Choices, Policy, Reform, Research, Vouchers | Comments (0)

School Choice Report by an Economist

September 18, 2006 – 3:40 pm
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Charter schools, Choices, Reports | Comments (0)

Astonishing Variety of Options in California

July 16, 2006 – 9:54 pm
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, At risk programs, CA Cont. Ed. Assoc., Charter schools, Middle college schools, Policy, Reform, Reports | Comments (0)

Portfolio of Schools

April 15, 2006 – 6:02 pm
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Choices, Gates Foundation, Policy, Prog Policy Institute, Reform, Reports | Comments (0)

Magnet Schools

December 30, 2005 – 5:31 pm
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Choices, Policy | Comments (0)

Magnet Schools

October 19, 2004 – 3:13 pm

A new publication from the US Department Of Education, Innovations in Education: Creating Successful Magnet School Programs, provides a valuable guide. It is downloadable with sections on how to start a magnet program, how to promote it, how to implement it and how to assess it. It includes forms, sample ads six examples of magnet [...]

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