State Fails Again to Get "Race to the Top" Dollars (Dec 16, 2011) The Associated Press reports Oklahoma has failed in its attempt to get a share of $500 million in grant money to improve early childhood programs. An administration official says the winners for the education initiative called “Race to the Top†to be announced later today at the White House are California, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington. « back |