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07/26/10
Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Announce RTT Phase II Finalists During July 27 Speech; $3.4 Billion Available to States
Race To The Top Phase II Funding Update
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will announce the state finalists for Phase II of the Race to the Top Competitive Funding Program on July 27 at 1:00 p.m. (ET) during a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The Department will simultaneously issue a press release at that time announcing the finalists. About $3.4 billion is still available for states for Phase II. Finalists will be required to travel to Washington, DC to present their applications to Department application peer reviewers in early-August. Secretary Duncan is also expected to discuss "The Quiet Revolution" in education reform celebrating the wide range of reforms underway across the country at the state and local levels. NASBE members are able to view Secretary Duncan's speech via live webcast at the following link - http://www.press.org. Please click on the link that says "Calendar" and then go to the right-hand side of the page and click on "Arne Duncan." The link will not be accessible until a few minutes before the Education Secretary begins his remarks at 1:00 p.m. (ET). The speech will also be archived at the same link location. The Department requests that further questions for the Department following the announcement of the finalists be directed to racetothetop@ed.gov or the Race to the Top Program hotline at (202) 205-3775. The Department will announce the Phase II winners (projected 10 to 15 states) by the end of August. |
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