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Today is the day: Round 1 Race to the Top winners to be announced — UPDATED

Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 8:49 am by

At 1 p.m. today the U.S. Education Department promises to post on its website a news release announcing first round winners in its $4.35 billion Race to the Top competition.

March 29, 11:40 a.m. — Education Week is reporting that only two states — Delaware and Tennessee — will be named first round winners of race to the Top funds.  Confirmed by the New York Times and Washington Post.

On the bright side, the majority of funding will remain available for the round 2 competition, with applications currently planned to be due on June 1.

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