There are nearly 50 million students enrolled in U. Depending where you live, you may have the option to choose where you send your child to school, but how do you make a smart choice? The first step is to learn the difference between the different types of public and private schools. Keep reading to learn about traditional public, charter, and magnet schools in particular.
A public school is one that receives funding from local, state, and federal government funds which means that they are required to admit students who live within the district. A private school, on the other hand, is one that gets its funding from a private organization or from private individuals.
This means that they are able to choose which students they do and do not admit based on whatever criteria they decide. They are considered public schools, but are somewhat of a hybrid institution. Like other public schools, tuition is free and they can't discriminate based on race, gender, or disability.
Also, like public schools, they are funded by the government and receive tax dollars, but they may also have private funding. Charter schools are independently run separate from school districts, however, and some are run by for-profit agencies. Instead of answering to a public school board of education, they are governed by a board of parents or community members, or private firms.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the school year there were close to 13, public school districts with nearly 98, public schools. Of these, 6, were charter schools and 2, were magnet schools.
Magnet schools have been successful in having families enroll their children outside neighborhood school zones and have helped desegregate public education.
Magnet schools offer specialized programs that challenge students more. The level of academic achievement is often greater, so students and teachers may be better motivated. Magnet schools have smaller classes and often offer hands-on learning that goes deeper than regular public schools can provide.
Motivation is aided, because students are enrolled based on their interest in the magnet school's theme, not because they live in that neighborhood zone. Magnet schools often receive additional funding to help with their specialized programs. Any cons of the magnet schools have little to do with the academic performance of magnet schools.
The most common criticism of magnet schools is that the brightest students are removed from neighborhood schools, along with resources being taken from regular school programs for the magnet schools. Another criticism is that magnet schools are difficult to get into. Because interest is so high, many magnet schools base admission on a lottery system, which some feel is unfair. Most magnet schools also give preferential admission treatment to siblings of those who previously attended, again, something some feel is unfair.
Several differences exist between charter and magnet schools; the first one is the most obvious. Magnet schools are considered solely public schools under the purview of the local school board while charter schools are administered by the board of directors set up in their charters.
Another difference between magnet and charter schools is that magnet schools may have more requirements for admission than charter schools. Charter schools may only use a lottery to select students if more apply than the school is reasonably able to admit. On the other hand, magnet schools may also have some grade or testing requirements for admission to their programs.
Charter schools are reviewed by an authorizing body in each state, which varies from place to place. There may be more than one authorizing body in each state, and the authorizing body may be a local school board or the state board of education. Each authorizing body will periodically review the charter school to ensure that it is meeting the requirements outlined in its charter, as well as review and revise the charter periodically to ensure that it meets all the needs of both the students and the school.
Magnet schools are subject to the same requirements as the public schools in the area, rather than their charter, and are overseen by the local school board. While students at both types of schools are held to the state standards for core areas of instruction, charter schools have some leeway in the legal requirements for students that magnet schools do not have.
Funding for magnet schools vs. Magnet schools are solely public institutions and are funded only by tax dollars in the same way that all public schools in the area are funded. Charter schools have more options for funding and may be funded through grant money, private donations from individuals and businesses, and also through public tax dollars. All teachers at magnet schools must be certified and licensed by the state board of education in the state in which the school is located.
Applying to a Magnet school If the Magnet school you are interested in uses a lottery system only, which most do, make sure to turn in your application as soon as possible at the earliest deadline available. If your child does not get in, you can repeatedly apply each year. Most Magnet schools will give siblings preferential enrollment status if one sibling is already enrolled.
Charter Schools Charter schools provide parents another choice — and it is still a public choice. Public tax dollars are the primary funding source for charter schools; however, the charter school is governed by either a board of parents and community members or a private educational-services firm.
Charter Schools have a different organizational model i. The schools have open enrollment with no discrimination, no religious associations and no tuition.
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