(a) Reservation The Secretary may reserve not more than 2 percent of the funds appropriated under section
7231j (a) of this title for any fiscal year to carry out evaluations, provide technical assistance, and carry out dissemination projects with respect to magnet
school programs assisted under this part.
(b) Contents Each evaluation described in subsection (a) of this section, at a minimum, shall address
(1) how and the extent to which magnet
school programs lead to educational quality and improvement;
(2) the extent to which magnet
school programs enhance
student access to a high quality education;
(3) the extent to which magnet
school programs lead to the elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group isolation in elementary schools and secondary schools with substantial proportions of minority students; and
(4) the extent to which magnet
school programs differ from other
school programs in terms of the organizational characteristics and resource allocations of such magnet
school programs.
