Magnet Schools of America
Encyclopedia
Magnet Schools of America is a non-profit organization supporting approximately 2000 magnet school
s in the United States
. Its main office is located in Washington, D.C.
. The group was recognized as a non-profit organization by the IRS in 1994.
In 2000, the organization moved its headquarters from Houston to their present location in Washington, D.C. The current executive director of the Magnet Schools of America is Dr.
Robert G. Brooks.
, having businesses become actively involved in magnet schools, prompting federal
financing, supporting legislation that supports magnet schools and to provide information to people of the benefits of magnet schools.
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...
s in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its main office is located in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
History
Magnet Schools of America was started in the early 1900s by a group of magnet leaders in Houston, TexasHouston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. The group was recognized as a non-profit organization by the IRS in 1994.
In 2000, the organization moved its headquarters from Houston to their present location in Washington, D.C. The current executive director of the Magnet Schools of America is Dr.
Doctor (title)
Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
Robert G. Brooks.
Purpose
The Magnet Schools of America was formed to support magnet schools throughout the United States by means of goals such as desegregationDesegregation
Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races. This is most commonly used in reference to the United States. Desegregation was long a focus of the American Civil Rights Movement, both before and after the United States Supreme Court's decision in...
, having businesses become actively involved in magnet schools, prompting federal
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
financing, supporting legislation that supports magnet schools and to provide information to people of the benefits of magnet schools.