Oklahoma strikes out again in quest for Race to the Top education funds

The U.S. Education Department announced Monday that 61 finalists were named from about 370 applications nationwide. Six applications came from Oklahoma; none were finalists.

Oklahoma has been shut out for the fourth year in a row in the big-money Race to the Top grant program.

The U.S. Education Department announced Monday that 61 finalists were named from 372 applications nationwide. Six applications came from Oklahoma; none were finalists.

About 20 winners will be selected by the end of the year to share $400 million.

In past years, states applied for grants. This year, individual school districts or conglomerations of...
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