20 U.S.C. § 7231e
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In awarding grants under this part, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that—
- (1)demonstrate the greatest need for assistance, based on the expense or difficulty of effectively carrying out approved desegregation plans and the magnet school program for which the grant is sought;
- (2)propose to—
- (A)carry out a new, evidence-based magnet school program;
- (B)significantly revise an existing magnet school program, using evidence-based methods and practices, as available; or
- (C)replicate an existing magnet school program that has a demonstrated record of success in increasing student academic achievement and reducing isolation of minority groups;
- (3)propose to select students to attend magnet school programs by methods such as lottery, rather than through academic examination; and
- (4)propose to increase racial integration by taking into account socioeconomic diversity in designing and implementing magnet school programs.