Education Dept. to name ‘Race to the Top’ winners; will share $3.4 billion to continue reforms
By APTuesday, August 24, 2010
Ed Department to name ‘Race to the Top’ winners
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department is expected to name the winners of the second round of its $4.35 billion “Race to the Top” school reform grant competition.
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists in July.
The competition has instigated a wave of reform across the country, as states enacted new teacher accountability policies and lifted caps on charter schools to boost their chances of winning.
The aim of the historic program is to reward ambitious reforms to improve schools and close the achievement gap.
Tennessee and Delaware were named winners in the first round of the competition in March. The states named winners on Tuesday will share a remaining $3.4 billion.
