I’d spent a week preparing for a biology quiz, with hours rearranging formulas and re-reading lines out of a textbook. When I opened the packet the next day, I was shocked by one of the questions. Among its many questions about eukaryotic cells and chemical equations, a single word appeared after a multiple-choice question: Why?
By Sara Wheeler Director of Magnet Programs and Project Director-MSAP Grant, School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties (South Carolina); Past President, Magnet Schools of America When a member of Congress walks into a magnet school, they’re not just touring classrooms; they’re stepping into a story. Every student they meet, every teacher they hear […]
By Ary Amerikaner and Halley Potter Many states and districts across the country are facing declining student enrollment, and with it, declining per pupil funding from state and federal revenue sources. They are simultaneously experiencing the “fiscal cliff” that occurred when billions of dollars in federal Covid-relief funding ran out in 2024. Districts often turn […]
By Patrick Cremin Staff Attorney, Education Law Center Magnet schools were designed in part to help integrate schools and provide unique learning opportunities for students. Courts have often approved magnet schools as a remedial tool as part of broader integration efforts in school desegregation cases. But what does this mean in the current […]
By Jayme Rawson College Coordinator and Achievement Coach, East Career and Technical, Clark County School District (Nevada); MSA Board Member Teachers are completely overwhelmed. The job of “teacher” often has no beginning or end, and self-sacrifice is too often the baseline expectation. Teachers are expected to craft thoughtful lesson plans that meet the needs of […]
I believe education is a commitment by our nation to expand opportunity, strengthen democracy, and design a future that serves all students. As one of this issue’s contributors reminds us, teaching is a political act in the truest sense: not partisan, but profoundly civic. It is how we move democracy forward. This issue of Distinct […]
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