From the Grand Forks Herald:
North Dakota school superintendent Wayne Sanstead says applying for ???Race to the Top??? money would have cost more than $250,000 just to prepare the paperwork.??Sanstead says the program also favors states with charter schools and other education practices that North Dakota doesn't follow.??Sanstead says a second grant round opens up this summer, and he and other North Dakota education officials will discuss whether it's worth it to take part.
This helps explains why the i3 has a special preference for rural projects.
--Andy Smarick