Today's issue comes by request from Phil James who wanted to know where the candidates stand on this issue. It's a good question because the candidates have certainly gone out of their way to hide their views on it. Nonetheless, we at Polireport were able to discern the truth.
A magent school is "a public elementary school, public secondary school, public elementary education center, or public secondary education center that offers a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers of students of different racial backgrounds." They gained traction in the 1960s because of resegregation caused by whites moving to their own secluded neighborhoods to avoid being bussed to other schools.
Michelle Obama has openly spoken out against magnet schools:
[It] used to be that you could count on a decent education in the neighborhood. But now there are all these charter schools and magnet schools that you have to “finagle” to get into.
The New Yorker notes that Michelle Obama attended a magnet school.
The funding for magnet schools came No Child Left Behind in 2001. John McCain voted for this legislation.
Other than that both candidates are silent on the matter.