Kentucky Eligible For "Race To The Top"

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Kentucky is among seven states eligible for a third round of federal "Race to the Top" education funding that have submitted applications for a share of $200 million. The U.S. Department of Education says the other states are Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nine states that were runners-up in the initial "Race to the Top" funding were eligible to apply, but South Carolina opted out and California submitted an incomplete application. The states still in contention have to provide a detailed narrative and budget by December 16th. The winners will be announced in late December.