Lansing magnet schools are becoming
increasingly popular among parents who want to send their students to
schools that specialize in art and music.
According to excerpts from the article:
Amaru
Abdullah-Raheem, her 6-year-old stepson is a "musical child," Jenine
Abdullah-Rahim said, and that's why the Holt parent has enrolled him in
Lansing's Pleasant View Magnet School, a K-8 school focused on the
performing arts, for first grade next year.
"I
think he'll get some opportunities kids in other schools won't get just
because Pleasant View is a magnet program," Jenine Abdullah-Rahim said.
That
view is fueling a growing trend of families from suburban school
districts, charter, private or home schools who are choosing Lansing's
magnet schools.
About 80 such elementary
students will enter the district next year, a number expected to climb
as middle and high school student applications are processed.
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