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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. | ||