One of the key missions of Magnet Schools of America is to raise public awareness of the benefits and accomplishments of magnet schools. Our organization proactively engages major media outlets to share this good news. Below are examples of this work.
When John first came to my school, he was a sixth- grader who missed 68 days of school in the previous year and was reading at the second-grade level. We tried all the conventional ways to keep him in school - home visits, police visits, court appearances - but nothing worked.
Every morning, the scene in front of Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts & Science is always one of excitement, whether it's the middle of the semester or even the start of the school year. Everyone-or practically everyone, perhaps-is happy to get to class. It is what you would expect at one of the top schools in the state of Minnesota.