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Check out this great report on where we are in the federal education stimulus from the Institute for a Competitive Workforce.
Sixteen of the 41 applicants that applied in Round I of Race to the Top were identified today as finalists for the federal competitive grant program, which will award a total of $4.35 billion in stimulus funds to states that present the most promising education reform plans. The finalists are: Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Tennessee.