What is it about?
This research examines today’s magnet schools’ strategies and how they contribute to the improvement of academic achievements of students in urban America. The focus is urban youth, primarily inner-city black students.
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Why is it important?
Black students are failing in urban areas. Magnet schools are one of the solutions being used.
Perspectives
The study is particularly significant because the evidence indicates that the educational gap between urban and suburban students continues to widen.
Dr Daryl D. Green
Oklahoma Baptist University
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This page is a summary of: Benchmarking the impacts of US magnet schools in urban schools, Benchmarking An International Journal, March 2010, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/14635771011022352.
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