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Miami-Dade County Public Schools has been named a winner in the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top District competition. The county will receive a $30 million grant.

The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday that nine states and the District of Columbia will get money to reform schools in the second round of the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" grant competition.

President Barack Obama defended his signature Race to the Top education plan before an audience that included critics who say some of his policies may short change low-income and minority ...

States that adopt the standards by Aug. 2 win points in the Obama administration’s Race to the Top competition for a share of the $3.4 billion to be awarded in September.

Delaware and Tennessee beat out 13 other finalist states and the District of Columbia to win a share of $4 billion in federal Race to the Top education grant money.