School district officials DID apply for the Race to the Top grant.

School district officials applied for the Race to the Top federal grant.

Minnesota recently received a $45 million Race to the Top Grant to increase the number of low-income and disadvantaged children enrolled in early learning programs.

Benton Area School Administration did not apply for the Federal Race to the Top grant.

The district has been identified as a turnaround school district for the federal Race to the Top competitive grant.

School district officials did not apply for the Race to the Top federal grant.

New York already won a $700 million federal Race to the Top grant last year.

School district officials attempted to apply for the Race to the Top federal grant, but were unable to secure the support of the teachers' union.

District officials applied for the federal Race to the Top grant which would have provided hundreds of thousands in additional federal dollars to improve student academic achievement.

District officials did not apply for the federal Race to the Top grant which would have provided additional federal funding to improve student academic achievement.