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Posts by category
- Category: Awards
- See which Wake County elementary school and teacher were named the best in the nation
- Magnet Schools of America Selects 2018 Regional Teachers of the Year
- Magnet Schools of America Selects 2018 Regional Principals of the Year
- North Heights’ Theresa Cowling is named Regional Principal of the Year
- Chattanooga High Center For Creative Arts Honored As A National Magnet School Of Excellence
- 2016 Merit Awards Program
- 2016 MSA Principal of-the-Year Program
- Category: Blog
- In Memoriam: Dr. Robert G. Brooks, July 2025
- Region VI Teacher of the Year: Nicole Hosek
- Region VI Principal of the Year: Suzanne Luzzi
- Region V Principal of the Year: Paul M. Jackson
- Region V Teacher of the Year: Melanie Zuniga
- Region IV Teacher of the Year: Dr. Melissa Collins
- Region IV Principal of the Year: Dr. Jacqueline Jordan
- Region III Principal of the Year: Shannon Brennan
- Region III Teacher of the Year: Pamela Richardson
- Region II Teacher of the Year: Jennifer Richard-Gantka
- Region II Principal of the Year: Rebecca McMurrin
- Region I Principal of the Year: Benjamin Honoroff
- Region I Teacher of the Year: Pam Klink
- MSA President’s Message, May 2024
- Region VI Teacher of the Year: Andrea Barry
- Region VI Principal of the Year: Jamie Cole
- Region V Teacher of the Year: Cristina Manzanares Mariscal
- Region V Principal of the Year: Kimberly Kindred
- Region IV Teacher of the Year: Elizabeth Luna
- Region IV Principal of the Year: Winston Pierce
- Region III Teacher of the Year: Willis W. Reese III
- Region III Principal of the Year: Candice Jester
- Region II Principal of the Year: Amy Dockter-Rozar
- Region II Teacher of the Year: Kimberly Min
- Region I Teacher of the Year: Lucien A. Bouffard
- Region I Principal of the Year: Tanya Bates Howell
- Region 3 Teacher of the Year: Marie Hill
- Region 4 Principal of the Year: Tamala Ashford
- Region 3 Principal of the Year: Carrie Cormier
- Region 4 Teacher of the Year: Emily Eberlin
- 43 U.S. Reps Show Support for MSAP
- Budgets are Policy Statements, and the President’s FY24 Request Sends the Wrong Message About Magnet Schools
- Region I Teacher of the Year: Justin Patterson
- Region II Principal of the Year: Emilio Garza
- Region I Principal of the Year: Joseph “Jay” Lipp
- Category: Distinct by Design
- How Can My Students Trust What They Find on the Internet?
- Magnet School Leader Perspective: Community Connection Authenticates Classroom Learning
- Teacher Perspective: Bridging Leadership and Creativity
- Student Perspective: Discovering Excellence at East Career Technical Academy
- President’s Message
- CEO’s Message
- What Educators Should Know About Generative AI
- Why School Culture Matters
- With a Fiscal Cliff Looming, States Must Ensure Districts Maximize Every Dollar for Students
- In a Challenging Environment, Magnet Schools Offer Compelling Solutions
- Fulfilling Brown’s Promise
- Welcome to Distinct by Design
- Category: Magnets in the News
- MSA Successful on Funding to Reduce Digital Divide
- Statement: Congress Agrees to MSA Request on MSAP Funds and Transportation
- Statement: MSA Presents to Biden-Harris Education Transition Team
- Magnet Schools of America Recognizes 11 New Nationally Certified Schools
- Statement on George Floyd
- Magnet Schools of America Recognizes 31 New Nationally Certified Schools
- Best Magnet High School Rankings are Released
- Magnet vs. Charter Schools: Differences Explained
- Three Magnet Schools Receive U.S. ED Green Ribbon School Awards
- House Appropriations Approves $18 Million Increase for Magnet Schools Assistance Program
- A national model for magnet high schools can be found right here in Clark County
- What’s Right With Schools: A unique education through ‘magnet pathways’
- Move over, ‘sit still’! Why kids need to move in school
- A magnet school principal makes the performing arts count
- Legendary performing arts program thrives at Morris Intermediate
- Nadia Wolff Uses Art To Explore Their Own Identity
- Librarian at Walker Middle Magnet School recognized as one in a million
- New London elementary teacher earns regional recognition
- Maine Ocean School prepares for its maiden voyage
- Jo Mackey robotics team headed to World Championship
- Nina Agostine Smith Talks Shaping Young Artists and Directing MEMPHIS at Waterbury Arts Magnet School
- Academy for Academics & Arts Selected as a Nationally Certified Magnet School
- Clark County magnet schools give students opportunity to pursue passions
- Pasco students bring compassion to community problems
- Pilot who flew around the world urges Baton Rouge middle schoolers to aim high
- Magnet schools exert their pull on Lansing students
- Pivot Point: This Wichita principal got the student walkout for gun violence exactly right
- Parents get a taste of students’ day at Northwest Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas
- SLPS magnet school wins WWT Hackathon
- Meet a Roadrunner: Don Davis ’17 is a cybersecurity mentor
- Live performer juggles school and personal interests
- District’s magnet schools give students, parents more choice
- Bishop Woods School invites community to celebrate learning
- Hillside High’s IB Programme was created to attract white students. Is it working?
- Eight Public High Schools Earn Top Honors, Recognized As National Schools Of Opportunity
- Mystic Aquarium researcher working to breed tropical fish in a lab
- Want to get your kid into Miami’s top arts school? It’s growing thanks to this designer
- Lessons in nature boost classroom engagement afterward, researchers report
- Alabama governor announces specialized cyber school
- How NC became a national leader for magnet schools to promote diversity and choice
- Brag About Your School: Parkway Middle School of the Arts
- CPS Announces Plans For New Magnet, Classical Schools
- Belaire High and three feeder schools firm up plans for new magnet programs launching in January
- TPAC brings Disney magic to Metro Nashville students
- What to look for in a magnet program
- New Ellenton Middle students diagnose ‘mystery disease’
- In CodeRVA, a high school experiment with hopes for a diverse region
- Centennial Middle STEM Magnet School is the 10News School of the Week
- SCSU Science Squad Brings “Flame Challenge” To King Robinson
- Local magnet school exceeds 100 percent on state test
- Scotlandville High blazed trail for popular STEM programs with engineering program launched 35 years ago
- Groton school pilots engineering curriculum for kindergarten
- Farm Program Lets Vegas Students Learn Hands-On From Animals
- Awareness grows around sensory processing issues
- New school for gifted students to open in Orange next year
- Valley high school students get a head start in the world of medicine
- Students embrace STEAM, hands-on learning
- Even after taking out gifted magnets, LAUSD magnets outperform charter schools on state standardized tests
- Governor visits AHS for announcement of nearly $14.8 million magnet school grant
- Tampa magnet school gives students hands-on experience for jobs
- APS gets $7.8M grant for STEM magnet schools
- Southeast Middle School students develop kid-focused online marketing campaign for Baton Rouge
- Grant will fund new intradistrict magnet schools in Norwich, Groton
- Where can you find the nation’s best principal for gifted kids? Try uptown Charlotte
- Four Wake County magnet schools will share $14.9 million federal grant
- Mission Vista High School wins magnet school honor
- Teacher of the Year a Picture of Patience, Perfection
- Pathways to Science celebrates fifth anniversary
- These Alabama schools have narrowed or closed the achievement gap
- Don’t forget magnet schools when thinking about school choice
- Six To Six Magnet School Teacher Wins C.E.S. Teacher Of Year Award
- Dutch Fork Elementary teacher named SC Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educator of the Year
- New World School of the Arts is among only ten schools nationwide to be distinguished as a National Demonstration School
- Half of Duval County students take advantage of school choice
- Don’t forget magnet schools when thinking about school choice
- Team from Jo Mackey Academy builds Lego robots to do bidding
- U.S. Poet Laureate visits Davis Bilingual Magnet School
- Celebrating All Things Dr. Seuss at Celentano Magnet School in New Haven
- New York costume designer works on Beverlye Magnet School play
- Johns Hill learns to blend arts into all subjects
- Magnet School Students Welcome Refugee Classmates
- Magnet schools’ hands-on learning is tailored to students’ interests
- Knoxville middle school students win NASA science competition
- The Day – Educational investment that works and is affordable
- Category: Making Headlines
- Cultivating Creativity, Curiosity, & Innovation
- New Career and Technical Education “Perkins Act” Signed Into Law
- Creativity Takes Center Stage at New World School of the Arts
- Magnet Schools of America Announces New Cohort of Nationally Certified Magnet Schools
- A Look at Magnet Schools in America
- The Hill – What DeVos needs now is a great public school education
- Education Week – DeVos Says Protesters Are a Sign of Hostility to Change in K-12
- In her first public speech, DeVos praises a choice many endorse: magnet schools
- U.S. News and World Report – DeVos Fires Back at Protesters
- Washington Post – DeVos: Protesters show hostility to change, new ideas in education
- Associated Press (AP) – Education Secretary DeVos pledges support for magnet schools
- Politico – More Money for Magnet Schools?
- The Hill – Solving school segregation is not rocket science
- LA School Report – Magnet schools: The answer to LAUSD’s enrollment problem?
- Education Week – Follow the Numbers: Magnet Schools Outperform Charters
- New York Times – Integrating the New York Schools
- Miami Herald – Urban education: Tale of two stories
- Chattanooga Times Free Press – Magnet schools shine a spotlight that reaches all the kids in the district
- The Hill – Federal funding cuts threaten school innovation and choice in Minnesota
- Category: News
- Category: Press Releases
- Magnet Schools Celebrate Congressional Support in FY 2026 Appropriations Bills
- MSA Recognizes 38 Nationally Certified Schools
- Statement from MSA on Withholding FY 2025 Formula Funds and the Impact on Magnet Schools
- Statement from MSA on the President’s FY26 Budget Request
- MSA Celebrates 2025 National Award Winners
- Magnet Schools of America Celebrates 2025 National Merit Award Winners
- MSA Recognizes 46 Nationally Certified Schools
- Magnet Schools of America Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
- MSA Celebrates 2024 National Award Winners
- MSA Recognizes 64 Nationally Certified Schools
- MSA Calls for Realistic Fiscal Proposals
- MSA: Supreme Court Decision is Disappointing
- MSA Celebrates 2022-2023 National Award Winners
- MSA Applauds Key Investments in President’s Budget Request, Urges Congress to Bolster Support for Magnet Schools
- GA Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Wins Magnet Champion of Excellence Award
- Congress Announces $15 Million Increase in MSAP for FY23
- MSA Announces New CEO
- Magnet Schools of America Recognizes 45 Nationally Certified Schools
- Magnet Schools of America Celebrates 2021-2022 National Award Winners
- MSA Gets Historic MAGNET Act Introduced
- Congress Announces $15 Million Increase in MSAP
- Magnet Schools of America Recognizes 29 Nationally Certified Schools
- Magnet Schools of America Celebrates 2020-2021 National Award Winners
- 2020 Merit Awards Recognize Our Nation’s Most Prominent Magnet Schools
- COVID-19: The Impact on the Public Education System
- Magnet Schools of America Announces 2019 National Award Winners
- 2019 Merit Awards Recognize Our Nation’s Most Prominent Magnet Schools
- Statement from Todd Mann, Executive Director of Magnet Schools of America, in response to the Administration’s Decision to Rescind School Diversity Guidelines
- U.S. News and World Report Improves Definition of Magnet Schools
- Magnet Schools of America congratulates the top magnet schools included in the U.S. News and World Report 2018 Best High Schools Rankings
- Magnet Schools of America Announces 2018 Nationally Certified Magnet Schools
- Magnet Schools of America Announces 2018 Nationally Certified Magnet Schools
- Magnet School Policy Conference Convenes Array of Voices Across American Education
- U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee Receives Champion of Magnet School Excellence Award
- Magnet Schools of America Announces First Cohort of Nationally Certified Magnet Schools
- Anne Fennell from Mission Vista High School Named 2017 National Magnet School Teacher of the Year.
- Thomas Sims from Dickinson Fine Arts Academy Named 2017 National Magnet School Principal of the Year
- Magnet Schools of America Announces 2017 National Award
- Charlotte’s Idlewild Elementary Named Nation’s Top Magnet School for 2017
- Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky Named Magnet Schools of America Superintendent of the Year
- Magnet Schools of America hosts 35th National Conference on Magnet Schools in Los Angeles
- Magnet Schools Absent from President Trump’s School Choice Budget Proposal
- 2017 Merit Awards Recognize Most Accomplished Magnet Schools in the Nation
- U.S. Congressman Bobby Scott Receives Champion of Magnet School Excellence Award
- President-Elect Trump Names Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of Education
- A Response to NAACP announcement on Charter Schools
- Magnet Schools Nationally Recognized for Exemplary Achievements
- District Five’s Sara Wheeler takes helm as President of Magnet Schools of America.
- Magnet Schools of America Opposes Action by House Subcommittee to Eliminate Funding to Combat School Segregation
- Magnet Schools of America Announces Collaboration with National University to Expand Sanford Harmony
- Magnet Schools of America expresses opposition to Secretary’s proposal to consolidate Equity Assistance Centers
- Magnet Schools of America Selects 2016 Regional Teachers of the Year
- Magnet Schools of America Selects 2016 Regional Principals of the Year
- 2016 National Merit Award Winners
- 2016 Merit Awards Recognize Most Accomplished Magnet Schools in the Nation
- Category: Policy Insider Blog
- Pledging Support for Magnet Schools
- Congress Takes First Step to Fund Magnet Schools for FY 2018
- State of New York to Promote School Diversity in ESSA Plan
- Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Speaks with Magnet Educators
- Trump at the Head of the Class
- Supporting a Well Rounded Education
- Obama Administration Commits to School Diversity with “Stronger Together” Initiative
- Category: Success Stories
- What do acclaimed anthropologist who does field work in Brazil, a Coca-Cola executive, a first-round NFL draft pick and an immigration lawyer cited by the NY Times have in common?
- Fulfilling a Unique Mission at Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences
- 5 Keys to Creating a School-Wide STEM/STEAM Culture
- Standing on Top of the Mountain
- A Conversation from the Classroom
- A Journey Toward Certification
- Supporting and Celebrating Diversity
- Those Who Can, Teach
- Elementary Engineering: Architecting a Lasting Curricula
- Empower your People to Empower your School: Principal Decker Shares Advice on Implementing the Empowerment Method
- Alumni Voice: Maya Rhodan
- From Struggling School to Stellar School: Martin T. Reid’s School Turn-Around Tale
- How Going All In on a Theme Makes for a Joyful and Fun Learning Experience at Douglas Elementary
- A Legacy of Magnet School Leadership in East Baton Rouge Parish Schools
Board Members
- Leila Walsh - Appointed Specialized Director
- Claire Aulicino - Appointed Specialized Director
- Kade Sochor - Region II Director
- Theresa Porter - Past President
- Francesca Ver Ploegh - Region V
- Dr. Magda R. Pereira - Region III Director
- Ramin Taheri
- Brendan Mims - Region I
- Walter Hall - Region IV Director
- Dr. Kim Morrison - Past President
- LaRhonda Donaldson
- Barbara Turner - Regional Director
- Monika Wiley, Ed.D. - Treasurer
- Susan King - Past President
- Jillian Schulte - Region VI
- Maree Sneed, Esq. - Appointed Specialized Director
- Michelle Frazier, Ed.D. - Specialized Director
- Beth Cochran, Ed.D. - Appointed Specialized Director
- Kimberly Lane - President
- Corri Roche - Secretary
- Jayme Rawson - Specialized Director
- Dr. Judith Stein
- Ronald P. Simpson
- Norris Hill
- Caroline Massengill
- Evonne Alvarez - Appointed Specialized Director
- Scott Thomas - Treasurer
- Phale D. Hale
- Donna Grady-Creer
- Michelle Frazier, Ed.D. - Past President
- MaryEllen Elia - Past President
- Sandra Day - Past President
- Diane Creekmore - Past President
- Dr. Robert Brooks - Past President
- Dr. Donna Elam - Appointed Specialized Director
- Theresa Porter - Immediate Past President
- William Magnotta - Past President
- Doreen Marvin - Past President
- Sara Wheeler - Past President
