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The Attraction of Magnet Schools: Evidence from Embedded Lotteries in School Assignment. Program on Education Policy and Governance Conference Papers Series. PEPG 25-15

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Umut Dur; Robert G. Hammond; Matthew A. Lenard; Melinda Morrill; Thayer Morrill; Colleen Paeplow – Program on Education Policy and Governance, 2025

Magnet schools provide innovative curricula designed to attract students from other schools within a school district, typically with the joint goals of diversifying enrollment and boosting achievement. Measuring the impact of attending a magnet school is challenging because students choose to apply and schools have priorities over types of…

Descriptors: Magnet Schools, Program Effectiveness, Selective Admission, Learner Engagement