On Your Marks: Applications Are Now Being Accepted for $120 Million 2013 Race to the Top District Competition

This year's Race to the Top competition invites applicants to demonstrate how they can personalize education for all students and is aimed squarely at classrooms and the all-important relationship between teachers and students. The competition will encourage transformative change within schools, providing school leaders and teachers with key tools and support in order to best meet their students' needs. Grantees will be selected based on their vision and capacity for reform as well as a strong plan that provides educators with resources to accelerate student achievement and prepare students for college and their careers. Plans will focus on transforming the learning environment so that it meets all students' learning abilities, making equity and access to high-quality education a priority. As a strategic partner to support your RTTT plan, American Reading Company brings solutions that organize school resources around a coherent instructional framework, ensuring that all children receive high-quality education. We are ready to help schools meet the goal of becoming engines of innovation through personalized learning.

Read the full story - Department of Education Invites Districts to Apply for $120 Million in Race to the Top Funds to Support Classroom-Level Reform Efforts