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Direct linkAkiba, Motoko; Howard, Cassandra – Educational Policy, 2023
The Race to the Top (RTTT) program incentivized states to use innovation for systemwide improvement of student outcomes, but little is known about how RTTT-funded innovation was sustained after the RTTT program ended. This mixed-methods study examined state and district approaches to sustaining an international innovation called "lesson…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Finch, Maida A. – Educational Policy, 2017
In 2009, a seldom-used policy lever emerged in the form of a competitive grant program, Race to the Top (RTTT), and sparked a flurry of state-led initiatives as states vied for federal dollars. The current study examines the policymaking context that surrounded these events and propelled Tennessee to the top of the race among the states. Through…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
McGuinn, Patrick – Educational Policy, 2012
This article offers an analysis of the origins, evolution, and impact of the Obama administration's Race to the Top (RTTT) competitive grant program and places it in the broader context of the debate over the No Child Left Behind Act and the shifting intergovernmental relations around education. RTTT is fundamentally about two things: creating…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Incentive Grants
