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In [[education in the United States|the U.S. education system]], '''magnet schools''' are [[State school|public schools]] with specialized [[Course (education)|courses]] or [[Curriculum|curricula]]. "[[Magnet]]" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities (usually [[school boardhboard]]s) as school zones that feed into certain schools. Attending them is voluntary.
There are magnet schools at the [[elementary school|elementary]], [[middle school|middle]], and [[high school]] levels. In the United States, where education is [[Decentralization|decentralized]], some magnet schools are established by [[school district]]s and draw only from the district, while others are set up by [[State governments of the United States|state governments]] and may draw from multiple districts. Other magnet programs are within [[comprehensive school]]s, as is the case with several "schools within a school". In large urban areas, several magnet schools with different specializations may be combined into a single "center," such as [[Skyline High School (Dallas)|Skyline High School]] in [[Dallas]].
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