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McCormick, Rachel; Harvill, Eleanor; Mendez, Jacqueline; Shea, Meghan – Abt Associates, 2021
Conducted for Arnold Ventures by Abt Associates, the "New Mexico Charter School Study: Findings Report" collates the results of Abt's evaluation of numerous charter schools in the state, several of which employ a whole-school dual language model. The study also created multiple logic models for use by practitioners, policymakers, and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Admission (School), Selective Admission, Bilingual Education
American School and University, 1979
The Walt Disney Magnet School Tot Lot, part of the school and park complex in Chicago, is designed for younger children. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Awards, Design, Early Childhood Education, Magnet Schools
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Physics Teacher, 1985
If oxygen is attracted to a magnet, is there more oxygen in the air near the north magnetic pole? Explains why the answer to this question (posed by a high school physics student) is "no." (JN)
Descriptors: High Schools, Magnets, Physics, Science Education
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Haase, David G. – Physics Teacher, 1996
Presents a simple activity to determine the layout of the magnetic poles in a flat rubber or plastic refrigerator magnet. (JRH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Magnets, Physics, Science Activities
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Lacey, Peter de – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1995
Descriptors: Magnets, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education
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Cordua, William S. – Science Activities, 1994
Discusses common as well as uncommon minerals that are attracted to a hand magnet. Included in the discussion are answers to the following questions: (1) What causes this attraction? and (2) How many different minerals respond to a hand magnet? (ZWH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geology, Magnets, Minerals
Nessel, Paula A. – 1996
Explaining that interest in law magnet programs has grown substantially in the 1990s, this bulletin analyzes these programs on the basis of information provided by 24 mostly urban magnet schools. The schools in the sample represent the spectrum of law magnet program sizes, organizational structures, and settings. The report defines a law magnet…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Law Related Education, Magnet Schools
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Atkinson, R. – Physics Education, 1978
Explains magneto-optical effects and describes techniques which may be used, in conjunction with certain materials, to reveal domain structures. In addition, simple experiments are described which enable domains to be observed under various conditions of applied fields. (Author/GA)
Descriptors: College Science, Electricity, Higher Education, Magnets
Kent, Henry – School Administrator, 1985
Describes a range of vocational education programs varying in scope, teaching methods, and educational philosophy that are developing throughout the country as a result of community and industry needs. (MD)
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, School Business Relationship, School Community Relationship, Secondary Education
Nessel, Paula A. – 1996
Explaining that interest in law magnet programs has grown substantially in the 1990s, this ERIC digest analyzes these programs on the basis of information provided by 24 mostly urban magnet schools. The digest places law magnet programs within the broader context of law-related education (LRE). The primary purpose of law magnet programs is to…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Law Related Education, Magnet Schools
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
While adhering to state standards for the core curriculum required for graduation, magnet schools offer innovative, specialized instructional approaches to attract students of all socioeconomic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. While the magnet programs vary in design, scope, and outcome, they share important objectives: (1) to promote educational…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications, Magnet Schools, Nontraditional Education
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Nicklin, R. C., Ed. – American Journal of Physics, 1975
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Electronics, Light
Clinchy, Evans – Principal, 1985
Excellence in education might best be achieved if a wide variety of educational options were made available to satisfy the broad diversity of student needs, if parents were allowed free choice among schools, and if parents, teachers, and principals worked together to make each school responsive to its unique constituency. (PGD)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Equal Education, Governance
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Clack, Jhules A. M.; Toepker, Terrence P. – Physics Teacher, 1990
Describes an experiment demonstrating Lenz's law by measuring a magnet falling through a copper tube compared to a nonmagnet falling. Presents diagrams and pictures showing the apparatus. (YP)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures
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Terry, Colin – Physics Teacher, 1995
Describes the use of magnetic field probes interfaced to a microcomputer in measuring the magnetic field in and around a solenoidal "Slinky" spring toy carrying a current of a few amps. (JRH)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Electricity, Magnets
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