MAGNET

Turning Obstacles Into Triumphs; From New York to Arkansas to California, some schools find ways to beat the odds.
U.S. News & World Report; 1/1/2010; 2966 words; ...income immigrants began enrolling at Graham Road in the 1990s, its white, middle-class students began disappearing into magnet and private schools. Academic achievement dropped until, in 2004, it was one of the lowest-performing schools in its large...

The Best Magnet High Schools.(Brief article)
U.S. News & World Report; 1/1/2010; 506 words; Magnet schools attract their districts' top students by offering special academic...on science and technology or college preparation. In order to enroll at a magnet, students usually have to apply for admission. The following schools had...

What's growing on?(NORTH AMERICA)(community gardens in Iztapalapa, Mexico City)(Brief article)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 813 words; ...Everything is natural, 'bio,' as they say," Diaz says. "It is for our use, but we sell a little." The garden has become a magnet for people in the neighborhood, especially older residents seeking community. Juanita Galeana, 60, and her husband work...

Magnetism observed in a gas.(Trends in Brief)(Brief article)
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 793 words; ...Massachusetts Institute of Technology have for the first time observed ferromagnetic behavior in atomic gas. Like common solid magnets iron and nickel, the lithium-6 atoms under the scientists' scrutiny became ferromagnetic at ultracold temperatures...

Why Schools Make Me Nervous; Despite some progress, we may be slipping further behind.
U.S. News & World Report; 1/1/2010; 1066 words; ...by-the-numbers approach to defining success. The results are a broad mix of schools from all over the country. Many are magnet and charter, but a lot are open enrollment. And, reflecting the dynamism in education, the gold medal list has more than...