 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
                     SUBCHAPTER V--PROMOTING EQUITY
 
                    Part A--Magnet Schools Assistance
 
Sec. 7202. Statement of purpose

    The purpose of this part is to assist in the desegregation of 
schools served by local educational agencies by providing financial 
assistance to eligible local educational agencies for--
        (1) the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group 
    isolation in elementary and secondary schools with substantial 
    proportions of minority students;
        (2) the development and implementation of magnet school projects 
    that will assist local educational agencies in achieving systemic 
    reforms and providing all students the opportunity to meet 
    challenging State content standards and challenging State student 
    performance standards;
        (3) the development and design of innovative educational methods 
    and practices; and
        (4) courses of instruction within magnet schools that will 
    substantially strengthen the knowledge of academic subjects and the 
    grasp of tangible and marketable vocational skills of students 
    attending such schools.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title V, Sec. 5102, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3691.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 7206 of this title.
