Clarksville Schools Make Cuts, Despite Race to the Top Money

Published: July 9, 2010, 4 a.m.

The Tennessee Department of Education is beginning to distribute the money from its Race to the Top grant. Clarksville-Montgomery County School System has nearly $5 million coming its way. That allotment is broken down over four years. At the same time, the district has had to accommodate a $16 million deficit, the most severe in their history. As officials move forward with new initiatives created from Race to the Top, they also struggle . . .