Lawmakers: End magnet school moratorium

Students at the Academy for International Studies Elementary Magnet School, in Danbury, Conn., breakdances while surrounded by his classmates in this file photo.Photo: Tyler Sizemore Connecticut is receiving high marks for reducing the racial imbalance within its schools, but a state moratorium on building new magnet schools is raising questions about whether that progress can continue. The proliferation of magnet schools, which bring students from urban and suburban communities together, led to a decrease in segregation of black and Latino students in Connecticut and a narrowing of the achievement gap, a study released last week by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA said.



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