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Race to the Top: Which states made the list of finalists? PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo - CSMonitor   
Friday, 05 March 2010

Article Source: CSMonitor

Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Thursday that 15 states and the District of Columbia are finalists for Race to the Top education grants. The winners will be chosen in April.

States competing for billions of dollars in education stimulus funding found out today whether they’re still in the running for the “Race to the Top.”

The competition has been a catalyst “to dramatically reshape America’s educational system ... prompting states to think deeply about how to improve the way we prepare our students for success in a competitive 21st century economy,” Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in announcing the first round of finalists.

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