Can the infusion of magnet schools resolve the issue of inferior education in inner-city schools? James Traub, social commentator, argues that there is no single strategy that can close the overall achievement gap evidenced in the nation’s segregated education system. However, that being said, we believe that, focused correctly, magnet schools can effectively improve America’s education system and provide viable education opportunities for innercity students who might otherwise be doomed to failure.
— Bonnie Banks is a doctoral candidate at Regent University. Daryl D. Green is an adjunct professor at Knoxville College and special assistant to the acting president at the college.
Click here to post and read comments
© Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com
