Race to the Top finalists to be announced Tuesday

Will Washington make the cut? That’s the question we’re all wondering for the second round of Race to the Top. Washington State is competing to win $250 million in federal grants to reform and innovate our public schools.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is expected to announce the finalists in round two at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. during a speech beginning at 1 PM.

Bloggers for Education Week are predicting 20 states will be chosen as finalists, with 10 to 15 winners eventually named. Unfortunately, they don’t think Washington State will make the cut.

Check back with the LEV blog on Tuesday for the results from the announcement.