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...York Times, which is a magnet for authoritative specialty writers, won for criticism by Architecture Critic Paul Goldberger, 33, and for national reporting by Science Writer John Noble Wilford, 50, on topics ranging from astronomy to Star Wars space weapons...
...crumbling building--with a curriculum in far worse shape than its physical structure--to "a school we can hold our heads high over," as School Committee member Frances Cooper describes it. Attendance and test scores have improved across the board as well, and a series of special programs and "magnet schools" provide educational alternatives for every type of student...
Parents also have the option to request one of the several "magnet schools," which draw children from all over the city. The Graham-Parks School offers multi-grade open classrooms with an emphasis on parent involvement in forming school policy. "The Open School" at mid-Cambridge's Martin Luther King School stresses "individualized academic creativity," according to a school department brochure...
...newest magnet school, which opened its doors in September, incorporates computers into all aspects of the academic curriculum. Local business, universities and the federal government contributed funds and resources to set up the experimental program. "I hate to keep saying this, but it is a model," says Giroux. Secretaries at the school even answer phones, "School of the Future, can I help...
...Magnet schools give teachers the opportunity to upgrade their craft, and to influence the system at large," says Tabor. School committee member Rena H. Leib calls the diverse programs "a recognition that different kids learn in different ways...