Originally Posted by 22B
Originally Posted by 22B
There's really no connection between the terms "gifted" and "magnet". They are two completely different things.
Traditionally, the primary purpose of "magnet" schools has been to manipulate racial statistics.
Let's not single out magnet schools unfairly. In some places, neighborhood schools are not much different. A primary purpose of residential zoning laws, in my town and others with expensive housing, is to keep out low-income people, which certainly affects the "racial statistics".