Jonesboro to open magnet schools
I love the magnet school concept. My nephews have attended them here in Little Rock for years. Each one was able to build upon their interests and talents, which is great. But I have always thought of them in relation to urban renewal. My perception, albeit uninformed, has been that they were "magnets" that attract white students back into impoverished areas of the district.
Jonesboro doesn't really have an impoverished area in the traditional sense. So it came as a surprise to me when I read that they were developing magnet schools. What a concept. On this scale, there are other communities in Arkansas that could also develop similar programs. Conway, those NWA towns, Texarkana, Hot Springs, Paragould/Green County Tech, just to name a few.
Jonesboro doesn't really have an impoverished area in the traditional sense. So it came as a surprise to me when I read that they were developing magnet schools. What a concept. On this scale, there are other communities in Arkansas that could also develop similar programs. Conway, those NWA towns, Texarkana, Hot Springs, Paragould/Green County Tech, just to name a few.
