The Education Exchange: Magnet Schools: The Dark Horse of School Choice

Study from Wake County, North Carolina, finds they increase engagement, may boost achievement

Photo of Matthew LenardMatthew Lenard, an assistant professor of education leadership and policy studies at Florida State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Lenard’s latest research, which investigates the impact of magnet schools on student learning.

The Attraction of Magnet Schools: Evidence from Embedded Lotteries in School Assignment,” co-written with Umut Dur, Robert G. Hammond, Melinda Morrill, Thayer Morrill, and Colleen Paeplow, is available now as part of the Program on Education Policy and Governance Conference Papers Series.

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