Not exact matches
L.A. currently
operates 15
magnet schools and 173
magnet programs, many hosted by conventional
public schools.
How can NAACP leaders advocate for
magnet schools — which are programs in
public schools that
operate similar to charter
schools — and deny children and families charter
school options?
Operated by and accountable to
school districts,
magnet schools are the original and largest form of
public school choice.
Public charters do not operate like selective public schools, i.e.: magnet schools, and do not require aptitude or other screening exams for ent
Public charters do not
operate like selective
public schools, i.e.: magnet schools, and do not require aptitude or other screening exams for ent
public schools, i.e.:
magnet schools, and do not require aptitude or other screening exams for entrance.
The report compares student achievement in non-urban
schools, urban
schools, and the choice programs of
public charter
schools,
magnet schools operated by districts, regional
magnet schools such as those
operated by CREC, and Open Choice programs in which inner - city students attend suburban
schools.
Charter
schools have a charter that grants them autonomy, while
magnet schools operate under the same administration as other
public schools.
The difference is that
magnet schools remain under the authority of the
school district governance structure, whereas charter
schools are independently
operated public schools.40 Finally, local
school boards may view charters as competition and may unduly reject applications.