Race to the Top, abbreviated R2T, RTTT or RTT, is a $4.35 billion United States  Department of Education competitive grant created to spur and reward innovation  and reforms in state and local district K-12 education. It is funded by the American  Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and .... Adoption of the Common Core  State Standards, however, was not required ...
Jun 4, 2010 ... States and local school districts that receive RTTT grants will receive additional  federal funding. ... states, school districts, and schools receiving federal  education funds. ... requirements a condition of receiving a federal Title I grant. ...  that each state adopt challenging content and achievement standards in ...
Nov 4, 2009 ... (B)(1) Developing and adopting common standards (40 points) ... (F)(2) Ensuring  successful conditions for high-performing charters and other ... A State must meet  the following requirements in order to be eligible to receive funds under this .... (iii ) The LEAs that are participating in the State's Race to the Top ...
Sep 15, 2014 ... grade levels in order to receive funding under Title I-A of the ESEA. ... Core State  Standards; (2) the Race to the Top (RTT) State Grant competition ... How many  states have adopted the Common Core State Standards? .... The No Child Left  Behind Act (NCLB) required states participating in ESEA Title I-A to:.
Jul 26, 2018 ... Common Core proponents emphasized stagnant, lagging education indicators ...  However, the Constitution also grants Congress power to tax and spend ... Race  to the Top requirements in some states, most rushed to adopt policy ... state  participation in Common Core a condition of receiving federal funds ...
Race to the Top grants "require participating states to adopt the Common Core standards as a condition for receiving federal funding."