The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that Green River Regional

Educational Cooperative is one of 16 applicants from across the country  that has won the 2012 Race to the Top-District

competition. This is the first time the Department has offered Race to the Top funds

to districts, which will share nearly $400 million to support locally developed

plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student

achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare every

student to succeed in college and their careers. Green River Regional Educational

Cooperative, which is a consortium of 35 school districts in 26 counties  is expected

to receive a federal grant of about $40 million to implement its local reform plans.

The school districts included in the Green River Cooperative are

Adair County

Allen County

Barren County

Bowling Green

Breckinridge County

Butler County

Campbellsville

Caverna

Clinton County

Cloverport

Daviess County

Edmonson County

Elizabethtown

Glasgow

Grayson County

Green County

Hancock County

Hardin County

Hart County

LaRue County

Logan County

Meade County

Metcalfe County

Monroe County

Muhlenberg County

Cumberland County

Ohio County

Owensboro

Russell County

Russellville

Simpson County

Taylor County

Todd County

Trigg County

Union County

Warren County

West Point

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