93% of Indiana public schools join race for federal stimulus

Kelly Soderlund, The Journal Gazette

ksoderlund@jg.net

Indiana's race to the top is crowded, with 93 percent of public school districts and charter schools vying for federal stimulus money.

Tuesday was the deadline for schools to notify the Indiana Department of Education that they wanted in on the state's application for the federal Race to the Top competition. As part of President Obama's education stimulus package, Race to the Top will make $4.4 billion available to states with school districts willing to make serious changes to struggling schools.