Sentence examples for top grants from inspiring English sources

New York did not win one of the first Race to the Top grants.

The Obama administration has offered a total of $4 billion in so-called Race to the Top grants to states that show the most progress in education reform.

GEORGIA's governor and state superintendent are aggrieved that they fell short in the first round of Race to the Top grants, according to the redoutable Maureen Downey.

New York was ranked second, just behind Massachusetts, and will receive $696 million, one of the largest Race to the Top grants, because of its population.

When 40 states and the District of Columbia submitted proposals for Race to the Top grants in January, federal officials were delighted.

This undoubtedly played a role in New York losing its bid in the first round of the "Race to the Top" grants, announced on March 29th.

The movement gained momentum with the Obama administration's Race to the Top grant contest last year.

The Obama administration recently awarded the city schools a $75 million Race to the Top grant.

Florida districts are spending $43 million in federal Race to the Top grant money on devising and beginning new methods.

Four of the states that met Monday's first-round deadline were winners of the administration's Race to the Top grant program: Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and Tennessee.

States that use such models get points that increase their chances of winning part of the department's $3.4 billion Race to the Top grant pool.