The Race to the Top fund is a $4 billion grant opportunity provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to support new approaches to school improvement. The funds are made available in the form of competitive grants to encourage and reward states that are creating conditions for education innovation and reform, specifically implementing ambitious plans in four education reform areas:

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• Recruiting, preparing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most
   
• Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy
   
• Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction
   
• Turning around our lowest–achieving schools

Links: 

• Georgia Department of Education RT3 page
• United States Department of Education RT3 page

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