Race to the Top Round 2 Deadline

The U.S. Department of Education secretary announced the winners for Phase 1 of Race to the Top on March 29, 2010. Now application for Race to the Top Round 2 ended today, Tuesday June 1. Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia submitted applications.

[35 states, D.C. apply for Race to the Top round 2]
The program, part of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus law, will provide $4.35 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to states that are implementing innovative reforms — such as tying student performance to teacher evaluations — to turn around failing schools and close the achievement gap.

Tennessee and Delaware were awarded $600 million in the first round. Another $350 million has been set aside for a separate competition to improve the quality of assessments.

Finalists for the remaining $3.4 billion will be selected over the summer and later make presentations to review panels in D.C. The winners will be announced in September.

The Department of Education said 10 to 15 states could win grants.