U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has discretion over $5 billion through the federal stimulus package, known as the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Secretary Duncan has said he will make $4.35 billion available to states through competitive Race to the Top grants to encourage and reward states that are creating and implementing education innovation and reform.
Idaho LEAs with Signed MOUs
| Aberdeen District | American Falls Joint District | Another Choice Virtual Charter |
| Bear Lake County District | Blackfoot District | Bliss Joint District |
| Boundary County District | Bruneau-Grand View Joint District | Buhl Joint District |
| Camas County District | Cambridge Joint District | Cassia County Joint District |
| Castleford Joint District | Challis Joint District | Clark County Joint District |
| Coeur d'Alene District | Compass Public Charter School | Council District |
| Dietrich District | Falcon Ridge Charter School | Fruitland District |
| Garden City Community Charter School | Garden Valley District | Gooding Joint District |
| Hagerman Joint District | Homedale Joint District | Idaho Virtual Academy |
| Inspire Virtual Charter School | iSucceed Virtual High School | Jerome Joint District |
| Kaplan Academy of Idaho | Kellogg Joint District | Kimberly District |
| Kuna Joint District | Lake Pend Oreille District | Lakeland Joint District |
| Liberty Charter School | Mackay Joint District | Marsing Joint District |
| Melba Joint District | Midvale District | Minidoka County Joint District |
| Mullan District | Murtaugh Joint District | Nampa Classical Charter Academy |
| New Plymouth District | Nezperce Joint District | North Gem District |
| North Valley Academy | Notus District | Oneida County District |
| Palouse Prairie Charter School | Payette County District | Pleasant Valley Elementary District |
| Post Falls District | Preston Joint District | - |
| Rolling Hills Charter School | Sage International School of Boise | Shelley Joint District |
| Soda Springs Joint District | St. Maries Joint District | Sugar-Salem Joint District |
| Taylors Crossing Charter School | Teton County District | The Academy (ARC) Charter School |
| Twin Falls District | Valley District | Vallivue District |
| Victory Charter School | Vision Charter School | Wallace District |
| Weiser District | Wendell District | West Bonner County District |
| West Jefferson District | West Side Joint District | White Pine Charter School |
| Wings Charter Middle School | Xavier Charter School | - |
To learn more, please visit the US Department of Education web site.
To view the final regulations, please visit the US Department of Education web site.
Click here to submit your comment or question on Idaho's Race to the Top proposal.
Race to the Top Community Meeting PowerPoint
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Possible Student Achievement Awards
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Possible Leadership Awards
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RT3 District and State Information
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