Skip to main content
Friday, October 30, 2026Oct 30

This story is free to read.

RACE TO TOP

Tennessee’s Race to the Top win Monday comes out to about $540 for each public school student in the state. Although students won’t benefit equally – money will be spent based on schools’ percentage of poor students – the fact that every district in the state agreed to participate is a big reason Tennessee was awarded the $500 million, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Monday.