North Georgia school systems aren’t likely to get any federal Race to the Top school improvement funds.
And that’s OK, area educators say.
Money from the $4.35 billion federal program is aimed at school systems that need significant improvement, and most North Georgia school districts don’t fall into that category, they say.
“Race to the Top targeted low-performing schools,” Catoosa County Public Schools spokeswoman Marissa Brower said. “We did not have any schools that met the criteria, so we were not approached to participate.”
Just 23 of Georgia’s 180 school districts have signed on to participate in the federal Race to the Top competition for part of $4.35 billion in K-12 funding.