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GAO-10-282R 1 (2009-12-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwzf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-319086 December 4, 2009 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Michael B. Enzi Ranking Minority Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable George Miller Chairman The Honorable John Kline Ranking Minority Member Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Subject: Department of Education: Race to the Top Fund Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Education (Education), entitled Race to the Top Fund (RIN: 1810-AB07). We received the rule on November 19, 2009. It was published in the Federal Registeras final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria on November 18, 2009. 74 Fed. Reg. 59,688. The final rule announces priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Race to the Top Fund. The purpose of the Race to the Top Fund, a competitive grant program created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), is to encourage and reward states that are creating the conditions for education innovation and reform, achieving significant improvement in student outcomes, and implementing ambitious plans in four core education reform areas-enhancing standards and assessments, improving the collection and use of data, increasing teacher effectiveness and achieving equity in teacher distribution, and for turning around struggling schools. Enclosed is our assessment of Education's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that Education complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-10-282R

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