By Marguerite Roza, Ph.D. The last few years have seen states and districts flush with cash, thanks to historic sums of pandemic relief aid in the form of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, or ESSER. But come September 2024, districts–which have collectively spent more than $60 billion in ESSER funds for each […]
By Robert Brooks, Ph.D., and Gladys Pack, Ph.D. As this first issue of Distinct by Design makes clear, American public schools are facing a range of challenges, from dwindling federal funding to dizzying and disruptive technological advancements to entrenched segregation. In our book, Magnet Schools: Public Schools of Choice in a Changing Education Landscape, we […]
By Saba Bireda This year, as we mark the 70th anniversary of the Brown decision, schools are at least as racially segregated as they were in the late 1960s and students of color continue to be systematically excluded from schools with greater resources. Schools and districts with high numbers of students of color and students […]
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Distinct by Design, the digital magazine of Magnet Schools of America. Distinct by Design is a quarterly periodical intended to provide information and expert opinion on issues important to magnet schools, their students, educators, administrators, and supporters, and anyone working to advance the five pillars that serve as the […]
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