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Three Northeast Ohio districts will share more than $41 million
Race to Top competition funding a big boon for struggling districts
by WKSU's M.L. SCHULTZE


News Director
M.L. Schultze
 
Race to the Top strives to turn around underperforming urban and rural schools, but he federal funding is going to most of Ohio's school districts.
Over the next four years, Cleveland, Akron and Canton public schools are expected to get more than $41 million from the federal Race to the Top competition.

The U.S. Department of Education announced today (Tuesday) it's awarding $400 million in total to Ohio and its nearly 550 participating schools. The money is coming through the second round of the Race to the Top, and is supposed to boost performance at public and charter schools.

Cleveland is slated to get nearly $30 million; Akron nearly $9.2 million and Canton more than $2.7 million. Cleveland Schools spokesman John Hairston says the district hopes use the money to fill a budget gap and attract other money for academic improvements.

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Ohio School Superintendent Deborah Delisle plans to start race to top immediately

Race to the Top money also is going to smaller school districts. For example, Highland Local in Medina County is to get 100 thousand dollars.
Ohio’s school Superintendent Deborah Delisle says the state plans to start working immediately with the local schools.
Here's the list of Ohio school districts participating in the Race to the Top competition, broken down by county
 
 
Adams County/Ohio Valley Local
$865,152.16
Adams
Manchester Local
$247,398.26
Adams
Allen East Local
$100,000.00
Allen
Bluffton Exempted Village
$100,000.00
Allen
Delphos City
$100,000.00
Allen
Elida Local
$246,431.71
Allen
Spencerville Local
$100,000.00
Allen
West Central Learning Academy II
$25,000.00
Allen
Ashland County Community Academy
$25,000.00
Ashland
Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village
$179,218.20
Ashland
Ashtabula Area City
$1,133,198.49
Ashtabula
Conneaut Area City
$428,368.48
Ashtabula
Geneva Area City
$248,159.04
Ashtabula
Grand Valley Local
$188,930.77
Ashtabula
Jefferson Area Local
$173,020.40
Ashtabula
Pymatuning Valley Local
$186,449.74
Ashtabula
Auglaize County Educational Academy
$25,000.00
Auglaize
New Bremen Local
$100,000.00
Auglaize
New Knoxville Local
$100,000.00
Auglaize
Martins Ferry City
$295,859.97
Belmont
Fayetteville-Perry Local
$100,000.00
Brown
Georgetown Exempted Village
$159,790.83
Brown
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local
$204,117.22
Brown
Western Brown Local
$393,104.49
Brown
Fairfield City
$532,458.05
Butler
Lakota Local
$328,885.83
Butler
Life Skills Center-Middletown
$66,522.60
Butler
Middletown City
$1,413,750.31
Butler
Monroe Local School District
$100,000.00
Butler
Ross Local
$133,133.80
Butler
Talawanda City
$201,598.57
Butler
Brown Local
$119,877.21
Carroll
Triad Local
$100,000.00
Champaign
Urbana City
$279,690.71
Champaign
West Liberty-Salem Local
$100,000.00
Champaign
Greenon Local
$137,222.44
Clark
Life Skills Center-Springfield
$105,294.66
Clark
Northeastern Local
$195,820.37
Clark
Springfield Acad Of Excellence
$88,685.29
Clark
Springfield City
$2,541,380.08
Clark
Tecumseh Local
$379,601.35
Clark
Batavia Local
$272,589.23
Clermont
Goshen Local
$227,047.29
Clermont
Milford Exempted Village
$302,281.90
Clermont
Wilmington City
$353,129.97
Clinton
Buckeye On-Line School for Success
$308,483.79
Columbiana
Columbiana Exempted Village
$100,000.00
Columbiana
Crestview Local
$106,582.88
Columbiana
Leetonia Exempted Village
$100,000.00
Columbiana
Lisbon Exempted Village
$124,222.01
Columbiana
Coshocton City
$275,334.37
Coshocton
Ridgewood Local
$149,621.82
Coshocton
River View Local
$306,888.47
Coshocton
Galion City
$282,072.58
Crawford
Apex Academy
$423,563.81
Cuyahoga
Arts and Science Preparatory Academy
$122,822.49
Cuyahoga
Beachwood City
$100,000.00
Cuyahoga
Bella Academy of Excellence
$79,194.09
Cuyahoga
Berea City
$518,005.68
Cuyahoga
Brooklyn City
$121,911.46
Cuyahoga
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village
$100,000.00
Cuyahoga
Citizens Academy
$175,459.03
Cuyahoga
Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy
$25,000.00
Cuyahoga
Cleveland Entrepreneurship Preparatory School
$127,237.97
Cuyahoga
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City
$1,234,796.00
Cuyahoga
Cleveland Municipal
$29,496,161.84
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary
$148,083.20
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary
$75,000.05
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle
$39,892.62
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Outreach Academy for Students with Di
$25,000.00
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Parma Community
$146,270.64
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Elementary
$77,611.98
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle
$44,879.96
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Elementary
$139,147.39
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary
$78,136.51
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Middle
$40,657.40
Cuyahoga
Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts
$69,318.20
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga Heights Local
$100,000.00
Cuyahoga
East Cleveland City School District
$2,344,043.32
Cuyahoga
Euclid City
$952,092.43
Cuyahoga
Harvard Avenue Community School
$309,305.87
Cuyahoga
Hope Academy Broadway Campus
$248,900.86
Cuyahoga
Hope Academy Cathedral Campus
$311,802.34
Cuyahoga
Hope Academy Chapelside Campus
$247,400.39
Cuyahoga
Hope Academy Cuyahoga Campus
$241,634.28
Cuyahoga
Hope Academy East Campus
$213,650.83
Cuyahoga
Hope Academy Lincoln Park
$95,093.23
Cuyahoga
Hope Academy Northcoast
$158,892.75
Cuyahoga
Hope Academy Northwest Campus
$217,616.68
Cuyahoga
Horizon Science Acad Cleveland
$201,991.15
Cuyahoga
Horizon Science Academy Cleveland Elementary School
$69,497.91
Cuyahoga
Horizon Science Academy Denison Elementary School
$58,297.63
Cuyahoga
Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School
$74,006.81
Cuyahoga
Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School
$171,073.21
Cuyahoga
Intergenerational School, The
$76,982.80
Cuyahoga
Life Skills Ctr Of Cleveland
$175,817.64
Cuyahoga
Life Skills Ctr Of Lake Erie
$135,174.93
Cuyahoga
Life Skills Of Northeast Ohio
$142,778.58
Cuyahoga
Lion of Judah Academy
$90,258.29
Cuyahoga
Maple Heights City
$636,441.43
Cuyahoga
Marcus Garvey Academy
$104,664.65
Cuyahoga
New Day Academy Boarding & Day School
$66,439.62
Cuyahoga
Noble Academy-Cleveland
$71,587.02
Cuyahoga
Orange City
$100,000.00
Cuyahoga
Parma City
$1,150,168.03
Cuyahoga
Pinnacle Academy
$287,584.27
Cuyahoga
Promise Academy
$159,835.89
Cuyahoga
Richmond Heights Local
$100,000.00
Cuyahoga
Shaker Heights City
$398,235.70
Cuyahoga
South Euclid-Lyndhurst City
$330,769.91
Cuyahoga
Village Preparatory School
$41,021.62
Cuyahoga
Virtual Schoolhouse, Inc.
$175,321.21
Cuyahoga
Ansonia Local
$100,000.00
Darke
Mississinawa Valley Local
$110,259.90
Darke
Tri-Village Local
$100,000.00
Darke
Central Local
$100,000.00
Defiance
Hicksville Exempted Village
$100,000.00
Defiance
Northeastern Local
$100,000.00
Defiance
Big Walnut Local
$132,140.37
Delaware
Buckeye Valley Local
$130,700.93
Delaware
Delaware City
$302,281.90
Delaware
Olentangy Local
$165,073.12
Delaware
Kelleys Island Local
$100,000.00
Erie
Margaretta Local
$100,000.00
Erie
Liberty Union-Thurston Local
$100,000.00
Fairfield
Pickerington Local
$273,493.14
Fairfield
Walnut Township Local
$100,000.00
Fairfield
Miami Trace Local
$237,537.54
Fayette
Washington Court House City
$328,048.00
Fayette
Columbus Bilingual Academy
$71,432.90
Fran
Westside Academy
$41,875.56
Fran
Bexley City
$100,000.00
Frank
Horizon Science Academy Columbus
$151,312.83
Frank
Noble Academy-Columbus
$53,442.13
Frank
Life Skills Center of Columbus North
$98,674.17
Frankiln
A+ Arts Academy
$66,860.03
Franklin
Academic Acceleration Academy
$103,701.23
Franklin
Arts & College Preparatory Academy
$67,774.67
Franklin
C.M. Grant Leadership Academy
$56,423.94
Franklin
Canal Winchester Local
$147,798.02
Franklin
Central Academy of Ohio
$25,000.00
Franklin
Cesar Chavez College Preparatory School
$25,000.00
Franklin
Charles School at Ohio Dominican University
$94,144.04
Franklin
Columbus Arts & Technology Academy
$190,553.41
Franklin
Columbus City School District
$20,508,535.71
Franklin
Columbus Humanities, Arts and Technology Academy
$189,328.99
Franklin
Columbus Preparatory Academy
$229,760.46
Franklin
Cornerstone Academy Community
$64,832.34
Franklin
Crittenton Community School
$40,409.20
Franklin
Dublin City
$541,243.68
Franklin
Educational Academy at Linden
$54,390.45
Franklin
Educational Academy for Boys & Girls
$25,000.00
Franklin
FCI Academy
$192,189.95
Franklin
Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus
$139,898.55
Franklin
Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus
$99,779.00
Franklin
Focus Learning Academy of Southwest Columbus
$138,647.77
Franklin
Gahanna Alternative Community School
$25,000.00
Franklin
Graham Exp. Middle School
$25,000.00
Franklin
Graham School, The
$38,938.90
Franklin
Grandview Heights City
$100,000.00
Franklin
Granville T Woods Comm Shule
$33,116.78
Franklin
Groveport Madison Local
$979,268.21
Franklin
Harrisburg Pike Community School
$186,174.15
Franklin
Hilliard City
$711,015.06
Franklin
Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School
$106,156.36
Franklin
Horizon Science Academy Elementary School
$134,222.87
Franklin
International Acad Of Columbus
$63,844.63
Franklin
Life Skills Center of Columbus Southeast
$98,192.89
Franklin
Midnimo Cross Cultural Community School
$69,220.73
Franklin
Millennium Community School
$323,074.38
Franklin
Premier Academy of Ohio
$131,643.69
Franklin
Providence Academy for Student Success
$133,224.09
Franklin
Pschtecin Public School
$46,449.75
Franklin
Reynoldsburg City
$728,917.59
Franklin
Scholarts Preparatory and Career Center for Children
$35,078.31
Franklin
South Scioto Academy
$91,645.32
Franklin
Upper Arlington City
$149,413.62
Franklin
Virtual Community School Of Ohio
$409,137.91
Franklin
W C Cupe Community School
$50,059.68
Franklin
Whitehall City
$710,512.04
Franklin
Wickliffe Progressive Community School
$33,999.02
Franklin
WinWin Academy Community
$25,000.00
Franklin
Worthington City
$499,002.32
Franklin
Youthbuild Columbus Community
$90,184.50
Franklin
Zenith Academy
$210,691.06
Franklin
Archbold-Area Local
$100,000.00
Fulton
Evergreen Local
$111,412.47
Fulton
Fayette Local
$100,000.00
Fulton
Pettisville Local
$100,000.00
Fulton
Pike-Delta-York Local
$100,000.00
Fulton
Wauseon Exempted Village
$100,000.00
Fulton
Gallia County Local
$697,772.49
Gallia
Gallipolis City
$446,289.07
Gallia
Cardinal Local
$338,839.61
Geauga
Kenston Local
$100,000.00
Geauga
Ledgemont Local
$100,000.00
Geauga
Newbury Local
$100,000.00
Geauga
West Geauga Local
$100,000.00
Geauga
Beavercreek City
$131,265.20
Greene
Fairborn Digital Academy
$25,171.79
Greene
Sugarcreek Local School District
$100,000.00
Greene
Xenia Community City
$566,662.35
Greene
Dayton Regional STEM School
$25,000.00
Greene, Montgomery, Clark
Cambridge City
$580,279.03
Guernsey
Rolling Hills Local
$393,962.09
Guernsey
Alliance Academy of Cincinnati
$211,566.31
Hamilton
Cincinnati City
$12,882,241.08
Hamilton
Cincinnati Leadership Academy
$82,376.33
Hamilton
Cincinnati Speech & Reading Intervention Center
$73,019.46
Hamilton
Columbus Collegiate Academy
$48,867.13
Hamilton
Deer Park Community City
$116,594.44
Hamilton
Dohn Community
$43,577.71
Hamilton
East End Comm Heritage School
$25,000.00
Hamilton
Finneytown Local
$123,791.63
Hamilton
Hamilton City
$1,748,887.67
Hamilton
Hamilton Cnty Math & Science
$94,660.58
Hamilton
Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati
$134,897.77
Hamilton
King Academy Community School
$81,044.69
Hamilton
Life Skills Center Of Hamilton County
$100,781.76
Hamilton
Life Skills Ctr Of Cincinnati
$97,432.93
Hamilton
Lockland Local
$163,993.10
Hamilton
Mount Auburn International Academy
$272,274.00
Hamilton
Mt Healthy City
$725,841.96
Hamilton
North College Hill City
$291,481.96
Hamilton
Northwest Local
$930,503.47
Hamilton
Norwood City
$523,543.47
Hamilton
Oak Hills Local
$353,547.61
Hamilton
Ohio Connections Academy, Inc
$402,494.71
Hamilton
Orion Academy
$293,571.32
Hamilton
Phoenix Community Learning Ctr
$195,349.90
Hamilton
Princeton City
$857,974.62
Hamilton
Reading Community City
$130,125.16
Hamilton
Riverside Academy
$271,080.70
Hamilton
St Bernard-Elmwood Place City
$210,642.13
Hamilton
V L T Academy
$398,376.64
Hamilton
Winton Woods City
$490,456.28
Hamilton
Arcadia Local
$100,000.00
Hancock
Arlington Local
$100,000.00
Hancock
Cory-Rawson Local
$100,000.00
Hancock
Findlay City
$524,420.58
Hancock
Findlay Digital Academy
$25,000.00
Hancock
Liberty-Benton Local
$100,000.00
Hancock
Vanlue Local
$100,000.00
Hancock
Ada Exempted Village
$100,000.00
Hardin
Kenton City
$253,588.02
Hardin
Ridgemont Local
$103,508.56
Hardin
Riverdale Local
$100,000.00
Hardin
Liberty Center Local
$100,000.00
Henery
Bright Local
$161,115.01
Highland
Fairfield Local
$100,000.00
Highland
Greenfield Exempted Village
$275,308.78
Highland
Logan-Hocking Local
$559,848.68
Hocking
West Holmes Local
$424,364.00
Holmes
Bellevue City
$158,626.02
Huron
Monroeville Local
$100,000.00
Huron
South Central Local
$100,000.00
Huron
Willard City
$290,708.61
Huron
Jackson City
$373,812.24
Jackson
Wellston City
$339,949.23
Jackson
Steubenville City
$618,419.35
Jefferson
Toronto City
$152,492.22
Jefferson
Centerburg Local
$100,000.00
Knox
Danville Local
$100,000.00
Knox
East Knox Local
$153,079.66
Knox
Fredericktown Local
$109,685.15
Knox
Mount Vernon City
$439,181.76
Knox
Fairport Harbor Exempted Village
$100,000.00
Lake
Mentor Exempted Village
$344,025.58
Lake
Painesville City Local
$637,906.99
Lake
Wickliffe City
$134,288.25
Lake
Willoughby-Eastlake City
$478,594.09
Lake
Fairland Local
$315,754.01
Law
Rock Hill Local
$583,631.39
Lawrence
Granville Exempted Village
$100,000.00
Licking
Johnstown-Monroe Local
$100,000.00
Licking
Licking Heights Local
$100,000.00
Licking
Northridge Local
$100,000.00
Licking
Southwest Licking Digital Acad
$25,000.00
Licking
Southwest Licking Local
$215,627.75
Licking
Bellefontaine City
$468,948.00
Logan
Benjamin Logan Local
$138,977.88
Logan
Indian Lake Local
$286,593.83
Logan
Riverside Local
$100,000.00
Logan
Academy of Arts and Sciences
$43,575.72
Lorain
Amherst Exempted Village
$169,252.71
Lorain
Avon Lake City
$100,000.00
Lorain
Clearview Local
$192,312.44
Lorain
Constellation Schools: Elyria Community Elementary
$44,835.73
Lorain
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary
$52,482.17
Lorain
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle
$32,235.72
Lorain
Horizon Science Academy Lorain
$42,188.35
Lorain
Keystone Local
$100,000.00
Lorain
Life Skills Center of Elyria
$62,189.67
Lorain
Lorain City
$2,642,038.08
Lorain
Mansfield Preparatory Academy
$57,874.75
Lorain
Oberlin City Schools
$139,818.68
Lorain
Achieve Career Preparatory Academy
$123,009.65
Lucas
Alternative Education Academy
$265,485.16
Lucas
Autism Model School
$25,000.00
Lucas
Bennett Venture Academy
$384,134.39
Lucas
Bridge Academy of Ohio
$33,723.96
Lucas
Eagle Academy
$115,144.80
Lucas
Electronic Classroom Of Tomorrow
$2,756,327.44
Lucas
George A. Phillips Academy
$35,638.23
Lucas
Great Lakes Environmental Academy
$25,152.32
Lucas
Horizon Science Academy Toledo
$130,548.73
Lucas
Horizon Science Academy-Springfield
$129,022.89
Lucas
Knight Academy
$32,488.45
Lucas
L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted
$35,116.26
Lucas
Lake Erie Academy
$93,055.94
Lucas
Life Skills Center Of Toledo
$102,995.37
Lucas
Maritime Academy of Toledo, The
$99,832.47
Lucas
Maumee City
$179,353.93
Lucas
Ohio Virtual Academy