Winners of Race to the Top
The following states made the cut for President Obama's Race to the Top grant:
Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Tennessee.
States competing for the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" funds were asked to document past reform successes, as well as outline plans to: embrace common academic standards; improve teacher quality; create educational data systems; and turn around their lowest-performing schools. The first round of winners will be announced in April.
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