KAINE, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR MAGNET SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the Magnet Schools Accessibility, Growth, and Nonexclusionary Enrollment Transformation (MAGNET) Act, legislation to fuel the growth of magnet schools nationwide by improving and expanding the federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP).

"Every student deserves an education that helps them reach their full potential, regardless of their background or their ZIP code," said Kaine. "Magnet schools bring kids from many different comm...