Today Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the round two winners of the $3.4 billion in Race to the Top grants.  These winners are:

1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Hawaii
4. Massachusetts
5. Maryland
6. New York
7. North Carolina
8. Ohio
9. Rhode Island
10. Washington, D.C.

The 10 winning States have adopted rigorous common, college- and career-ready standards in reading and math, created pipelines and incentives to put the most effective teachers in high-need schools, and have alternative pathways to teacher and principal certification.

There was no immediate word on how much money each winner will receive, but awards will be based on States’ student population. In the first round of grants, Delaware was awarded $100 million and Tennessee received $500 million. In a statement, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said that this round of finalists was very competitive and that the Department hopes to have a round three of grants, using $1.35 billion requested in the President’s FY11 budget.

Tags: Alternative Certification, budget, college and career readiness, common core state standards, federal grants, funding, Public Policy, race to the top, Secondary, Secretary Duncan, Standards, teachers

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