On Thursday, Illinois, along with 15 other states and the District of Columbia, was named a finalist in the competition for $4 billion to be awarded 
through the federal Race to the Top program.
Most of the states surviving the initial review of RTTT applications, including Illinois, had applications that had been endorsed by education employees organizations. IEA supported the Illinois application.
IEA President Ken Swanson, Executive Director Audrey Soglin and General Counsel Mitch Roth, provide an update for IEA members and staff on the federal Race to the Top program and explain some of the thinking that preceded the decision to endorse the state application. Watch the video.