Corrected version: Most Washington, Greene districts not eligible for latest federal grant

Corrected Version: Central Greene School District is the only Washington or Greene county district that is eligible for the latest competitive federal grant for school reform worth $4.35 billion, according to a teachers’ union spokesman.
Like the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Pennsylvania State Education Association tracked the number of districts that applied for the Race to the Top grant. PDE anticipates having a final count early next week.
Pennsylvania districts had to submit a memorandum of understanding to the state by Wednesday if they wanted to participate.
PSEA spokesman David Broderic estimated Friday that roughly 100 districts out of 500 across the state, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading and Allentown, signed the memorandum of understanding for the program. The documents required the signature of each district superintendent, school board president and teachers’ union president. None in Washington and Greene had all three signatures, Broderic said.