; (iii) States that prioritize evidence-based strategies to ensure subgroups of students have equitable access to pathways to postsecondary education in STEM fields; and (iv) States that made recent improvements to equitable participation and performance in advanced coursework among historically underrepresented subgroups of students based on data collection from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education, and demonstrate a need for additional funds to expand improvements. (B) Local educational agency In awarding a grant under subsection (a)(1)(B), the Secretary shall give priority to— (i) local educational agencies that have made recent improvements to equitable participation and performance in advanced coursework among historically underrepresented subgroups of students based on data collection from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education; (ii) local educational agencies that provide pathways to postsecondary education in STEM fields to a high proportion of students who are enrolled in high schools served by the local educational agency; and (iii) local educational agencies that prioritize evidence-based strategies to ensure subgroups of students have equitable access to pathways to postsecondary education in STEM fields. (d) Amount