RTTT-DISTRICT COMPETITION WINNERS: Sixteen applications--representing 55 school districts in 11 states and the District of Columbia--have won the latest round of Race To The Top grants. The grants range from $10 million to $40 million in value. Here's the government's press release and the winners:
- Carson City School District, Nevada
- Charleston County School District, South Carolina
- Galt Joint Union School District, California
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* Green River Regional Educational Cooperative, Kentucky (a consortium of schools)
- Guilford County Schools, North Carolina
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* Harmony Science Academy (Harmony Public Schools), Texas, ( a consortium of Harmony schools)
- 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 (a consortium of schools) School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida
- St. Vrain Valley Schools, Colorado
