The Race to the Top initiative is a $4.35 billion grant program included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to encourage states to implement education reforms. The U.S. Department of Education recently issued draft guidelines explaining how the grants will be awarded.
A new report from the National Research Council comments on the guidelines and offers recommendations for how reforms funded by Race to the Top should be evaluated. The report will be released on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Reporters can obtain copies of the report by contacting the National Research Council's Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. Advance copies will be available to reporters only starting at 3 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 6. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 11 A.M. EDT ON OCT. 7.