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School Districts Can Apply for $650 Million Contest

Posted on March 8, 2010

Five months after Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the priorities for the Investing in Innovation competition, he today finalized the rules and published the application package.

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16 States Reach Race to the Top Finals

Posted on March 4, 2010

The finalists, which include the District of Columbia, will compete for a piece of the $4.35 billion economic stimulus prize.

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HSU Plays Major Role in Regional Energy Savings

Posted on March 1, 2010

A Humboldt State University graduate student and three HSU alumni are part of a grant team that has won $4.4 million in federal stimulus funding to support the development of the North Coast Energy Independence Program.

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Duncan Plans to Cut, Consolidate Programs in 2011 Budget

Posted on January 28, 2010

Instead of having a lot of education programs that overlap or are ineffective, the U.S. Education Department decided to cut six and condense 38 of them into 11 as part of its new budget.

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Florida Aims to Increase Education Spending

Posted on January 26, 2010

When most states are slashing education budgets, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist recommends record-level funding of $22.7 billion.

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41 Runners Sign up for Race, 11 Say 'No Thanks'

Posted on January 20, 2010

The applications for the first round of the Race to the Top are in; now the pressure is on.

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Obama Pushes to Extend Education Stimulus Prizes

Posted on January 19, 2010

School districts could also be eligible to receive stimulus dollars from Race to the Top.

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Florida Enters the Race to the Top

Posted on January 15, 2010

The Sunshine State's proposed strategies will lift Florida's schools to the next level of achievement.

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Duncan Sets High Bar for Race to the Top

Posted on November 16, 2009

Now that the rules are final, states can start showing the Education Department why they should earn a share of the $4.35 billion in prizes to improve classroom instruction.

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The Race is On

Posted on November 12, 2009

The U.S Department of Education opened the “Race To The Top” grant competition today.

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