School district officials DID apply for the Race to the Top grant.

School district officials applied for the Race to the Top federal grant.

District officials did not apply for the federal Race to the Top grant which would have meant hundreds of thousands in additional federal dollars to improve student achievement.

District officials applied for the federal Race to the Top grant which would have provided over nearly million dollars in additional federal funding to improve student academic achievement.

School district officials did not apply for the Race to the Top federal grant.

School district officials applied for the Race to the Top federal grant which will bring the district millions of additional federal dollars for improving student academic achievement.

School district officials attempted to apply for the Race to the Top federal grant, but were unable to secure the support of the teachers' union.

District officials applied for the federal Race to the Top grant which would have provided hundreds of thousands in additional federal dollars to improve student academic achievement.

Northgate School District officials did not apply for the Race to the Top federal grant, fearing that costs of administering the grant would be too high.

District officials did not apply for the federal Race to the Top grant which would have provided additional federal funding to improve student academic achievement.