King Science and Technology Magnet Center
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King Science and Technology Magnet Center is a district-wide magnet school
of the Omaha Public Schools
system in Omaha
, Nebraska
, United States. The school was constructed in 1969 and opened in 1973 in predominantly black North Omaha as Martin Luther King Middle School. In 1976, the school, under the Omaha Public Schools' Desegregation Plan became a site of forced busing from non-local neighborhoods.
In 1988, the school moved to Florence Boulevard
, to the site of the former Horace Mann
Middle School, and was reconstituted as King Science Center, a district-wide middle school. In 2003, technology was added as a magnet theme and the school gained its current name. King Science is a predominantly black school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
of the Omaha Public Schools
Omaha Public Schools
Omaha Public Schools is the largest school district in the state of Nebraska. This public school district serves a diverse community of more than 46,000 students at over 80 elementary and secondary schools in Omaha, Nebraska...
system in Omaha
Omaha
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, Nebraska
Nebraska
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, United States. The school was constructed in 1969 and opened in 1973 in predominantly black North Omaha as Martin Luther King Middle School. In 1976, the school, under the Omaha Public Schools' Desegregation Plan became a site of forced busing from non-local neighborhoods.
In 1988, the school moved to Florence Boulevard
Florence Boulevard
Florence Boulevard, originally known as the Prettiest Mile in Omaha Boulevard, is a boulevard-type north-south street in the north Omaha, Nebraska. With the start of construction in 1892, Florence Boulevard was the first roadway in Omaha's boulevard system designed by Horace Cleveland...
, to the site of the former Horace Mann
Horace Mann
Horace Mann was an American education reformer, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. He served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834 to 1837. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was...
Middle School, and was reconstituted as King Science Center, a district-wide middle school. In 2003, technology was added as a magnet theme and the school gained its current name. King Science is a predominantly black school