Magnet schools offer
A) education to ethnically diverse students, although achievement results remain similar to more segregated schools.
B) more exclusive education to high-SES students who are able to afford it.
C) the usual curriculum, plus an emphasis on a specific area of interest.
D) education in a specific area of interest to select groups of homogeneous students.
C
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What will be an ideal response?
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