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MSA: Supreme Court Decision is Disappointing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – Today’s Supreme Court decision is disappointing and will have far-reaching implications, in education and beyond. By effectively preventing colleges and universities from considering race as a factor in admissions, the Supreme Court has all but ensured that America’s campuses will not look like the nation at large. Institutions of […]

MSA Celebrates 2022-2023 National Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dallas, TX – Magnet Schools of America (MSA) announced its 2022-2023 awards recipients during the National Conference on Magnet Schools, April 18-22, 2023. More than 1,400 magnet leaders and educators came together to celebrate top-performing schools and learn best practices on curriculum, leadership and school design. “These awards are a significant achievement […]

Region 3 Teacher of the Year: Marie Hill

Region 3 Teacher of the Year: Marie Hill

Music has power to change a mood, create an emotional response, motivate, and excite, break down barriers or to connect many to sing or play along. A good song, much like a good teacher, can do the same. A good song is easy to remember, fun to listen to, has a solid structure, chord progression, strong lyrics, and a riff. Marie Hill is a great song who brings students and teachers at Douglas L. Jamerson’s Center for Mathematics and Engineering together to create beautiful music.

Region 4 Principal of the Year: Tamala Ashford

Region 4 Principal of the Year: Tamala Ashford

Tamala Ashford is an authentic connector and leader worth following. Students, parents, and her staff equally love her because she cares, demonstrates, and inspires excellence.

Region 3 Principal of the Year: Carrier Cormier

Region 3 Principal of the Year: Carrier Cormier

Carrie Cormier is committed, and dependable and she gives 110% to all assigned duties and responsibilities. In her role as Principal, she daily demonstrates a superior ability to create supportive environments to make learning exciting, to build positive relationships with others, and to contribute to the continuous improvement of student learning and school improvement.

Region 4 Teacher of the Year: Emily Eberlin

Region 4 Teacher of the Year: Emily Eberlin

"I've come to realize the way I answer the question "What influenced you to become a teacher?" has changed. As a student, I had some exemplary teachers. Spending my entire career in the district in which I grew up, I had the great fortune to also work alongside some of those same teachers. Now that I am nearing two decades of my own career, I realize that, while my teachers played a huge part in my life, they have not been the final determining influence."

43 U.S. Reps Show Support for MSAP

43 U.S. Reps Show Support for MSAP

We were thrilled to see 43 members of the House of Representatives, both Democrats and Republicans, signal their support for robust funding for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program in this year's federal budget process.

Budgets are Policy Statements, and the President’s FY24 Request Sends the Wrong Message About Magnet Schools

Budgets are Policy Statements, and the President’s FY24 Request Sends the Wrong Message About Magnet Schools

For MSA and our members, all eyes are on the Magnet Schools Assistance Program, and this year’s request includes $149 million for the MSAP, the same amount included in the fiscal year 2023 request. MSA believes that figure is insufficient to support the critical mission of magnet schools, and we urge the President and Congress to provide greater funding for the MSAP and to identify more opportunities to fund and prioritize magnet schools, in fiscal year 2024 and beyond.

Region I Teacher of the Year: Justin Patterson

Region I Teacher of the Year: Justin Patterson

Justin Patterson is the interactive media production (IMP) instructor and technology education department chair for Chesapeake High School in Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland.

Region II Principal of the Year: Emilio Garza

Region II Principal of the Year: Emilio Garza

Emilio Garza embodies the core values of Magnet Schools of America, according to the person who nominated him. When he arrived at Elysian Heights, he noticed that the school’s racial demographics did not represent that of the community.


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Raise the level of performance consistent throughout school districts nationwide and creates a platform from which all magnet schools can flourish. Magnet Schools of America’s national certification process is designed to recognize the hard work of the best magnet schools in the nation and to help them as they grow.

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