Beshear Seeks "Race to the Top" Funding

{Kentucky}...Governor Steve Beshear signed an executive order in Frankfort Tuesday that created the Early Childhood Advisory Council. The 26-member bipartisan panel of education experts will be part of a team given the task of securing new federal "Race to the Top" grants for early childhood education. Kentucky could win up to $60 million in the nationwide grant competition called "Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge," aimed at boosting education for children from birth to age 5. Kentucky lost the first "Race to the Top" competition in 2010 but was among the finalists. The deadline to apply is October 15th.