Magnet Schools

I think there is very little that the learning community can do to make the magnet schools successful. I remember in my OPS elementary school when the representatives came to promote the magnate schools, no one taking it seriously. We all thought Central and Burke were the best OPS highschools and did not even consider the other schools regardless of any of the other special opportunities their might be. Parents look at test scores if they do have a choice to determine their students school. While they may want students to attend a specialized college, most students haven't yet demonstrated enough of an interest to go to a different inconvenient high school in the same district, let alone another one. The reality is that we are throwing money at programs that are unlikely to really tempt kids out of their nieborhood schools.

Sam Juster

In-Depth Editor