Indiana makes $500 million bid for Race to the Top education money

Kelly Soderlund, The Journal Gazette

ksoderlund@jg.net

Indiana is asking the federal government for half a billion dollars in the Race to the Top competition for education money, double what the guidelines say the state is eligible to receive.

As part of President Obama's education stimulus package, Race to the Top will make $4.4 billion available to school districts willing to make serious changes to struggling schools. Obama announced Tuesday he plans to add $1.3 billion in his fiscal year 2011 budget proposal to continue Race to the Top.