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Education Department Announces Race to the Top Winners
12/28/2012 By:
The U.S. Department of
Education announced
that 16 applicants—
representing 55 school
districts across 11 states
and D.C.—have won the
2012 Race to the Top
District competition.
These districts will share
nearly $400 million to
support locally-developed
plans to personalize and
deepen student learning,
directly improve student
achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement
gaps, and prepare all students to succeed in college and their
careers. And the winners are:
■ Carson City School District, Nevada
■ Charleston County School District, South Carolina
■ Galt Joint Union School District, California
■ Green River Regional Educational Cooperative, Kentucky,
consortium
■ Guilford County Schools, North Carolina
■ Harmony Science Academy (Harmony Public Schools),
Texas, consortium leader
■ IDEA Public Schools, Texas
■ Iredell-Statesville Schools, North Carolina
■ KIPP DC, Washington, D.C.
■ Lindsay Unified School District, California
■ Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Indiana
■ Middletown City School District, New York
■ New Haven Unified School District, California
■ Puget Sound Educational Service District, Washington,
consortium leader
■ School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida
■ St. Vrain Valley Schools, Colorado