By Angela Hatton
Frankfort, KY – Fewer states have applied for federal Race to the Top dollars in the second round of allocations. Nine states chose not to submit applications for today's deadline. That leaves about two dozen, including Kentucky and Illinois, that have applied for Race to the Top. Tennessee and Delaware beat out competition during the first round. An Associated Press report predicts the Education Department will distribute the rest of the $4 billion in this round of applications. If chosen, Kentucky could receive as much as $175 million.