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{{Program  | {{Program  | ||
|ProgramName=Race to the Top   | |ProgramName=Race to the Top  | ||
|ProgramType=Initiative  | |ProgramType=Initiative  | ||
|OrgSponsor=  | |OrgSponsor=Department of Education  | ||
|TopOrganization=Department of Education  | |||
|CreationLegislation=American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)  | |CreationLegislation=American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)  | ||
|Purpose=RTTT was designed to spur innovations and reforms in state and local district K-12 education. It aimed to encourage and reward states for implementing ambitious plans in four key areas: adopting standards and assessments, building data systems, recruiting and retaining effective teachers and principals, and turning around low-performing schools.  | |Purpose=RTTT was designed to spur innovations and reforms in state and local district K-12 education. It aimed to encourage and reward states for implementing ambitious plans in four key areas: adopting standards and assessments, building data systems, recruiting and retaining effective teachers and principals, and turning around low-performing schools.  | ||
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|InitialFunding=$4.35 billion  | |InitialFunding=$4.35 billion  | ||
|Duration=Ended in 2015  | |Duration=Ended in 2015  | ||
|Historic=  | |Historic=Yes  | ||
}}  | }}  | ||
{{Short description|U.S. Department of Education competitive grant}}  | |||
'''Race to the Top (RTTT)''' was designed to spur innovations and reforms in state and local district K-12 education. It aimed to encourage and reward states for implementing ambitious plans in four key areas: adopting standards and assessments, building data systems, recruiting and retaining effective teachers and principals, and turning around low-performing schools. The initiative was part of a broader effort to drive educational change through competitive grant funding.  | '''Race to the Top (RTTT)''' was designed to spur innovations and reforms in state and local district K-12 education. It aimed to encourage and reward states for implementing ambitious plans in four key areas: adopting standards and assessments, building data systems, recruiting and retaining effective teachers and principals, and turning around low-performing schools. The initiative was part of a broader effort to drive educational change through competitive grant funding.  | ||
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