, ▁schools ▁were ▁repeatedly ▁ad vised ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁funds ▁for ▁one - time ▁exp end it ures ▁like ▁acqu iring ▁equipment , ▁making ▁rep airs ▁to ▁buildings , ▁training ▁teachers ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁effective ▁instruction ▁or ▁purch asing ▁books ▁and ▁software . ▁ ▁Race ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁grant ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ▁officials ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁Race ▁to ▁the ▁Top ▁federal ▁grant . ▁When ▁approved ▁for ▁the ▁grant , ▁the ▁ ▁district ▁will ▁receive ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁additional ▁federal ▁dollars ▁for ▁impro ving ▁student ▁academic ▁achiev ement . ▁ ▁Part icip ation ▁required ▁the ▁administration , ▁the ▁school ▁board ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁teachers ' ▁union ▁to ▁sign ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁prior it ize ▁impro ving ▁student ▁academic ▁success . ▁In ▁Pennsylvania , ▁ 1 2 0 ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁and ▁ 5 6 ▁char ter ▁schools ▁agreed ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁not ▁approved ▁for ▁the ▁grant . ▁The ▁failure ▁of ▁districts ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁particip ate ▁was ▁c ited ▁ ▁as ▁one ▁reason ▁that ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁not ▁approved . ▁ ▁Common ▁C ents ▁state ▁initi ative ▁The ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁Board ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁Common ▁C ents ▁program . ▁The ▁program ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁aud it ▁the ▁district , ▁at ▁no ▁cost ▁to ▁local ▁tax pay ers , ▁to ▁identify ▁ways ▁the ▁district ▁could ▁save ▁tax ▁dollars . ▁After ▁the ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁information , ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁recommended ▁cost ▁sav