California is among dozens of states vying to win millions of federal dollars to develop and improve learning programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, officials announced Thursday.
The $500-million Race to the Top/Early Learning Challenge attracted applications from 35 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
A focus of the initiative is improving educational outcomes for low-income children, dual-language learners and those with other special needs.
Early childhood experts from across the country will review the applications. The highest-ranked applicants will be given grants ranging from $50 million to $100 million. The grant winners are to be announced in mid-December.
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