The U.S. Department of Education recently released the draft guidance for its upcoming Race to the Top district competition, which includes a priority for “cradle-to-career results, resource alignment, and integrated services.” The official RFP will be released later this summer.

Learn more about this opportunity:

• The Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA has put together this resource, which explains how the program can be used to bolster student support services, including school health services.

• The Coalition for Community Schools will host a webinar on the RTTT opportunity, with a focus on developing community-district partnerships, on June 21st at 10am. The Associate Superintendent for Family, Schools and Community Partnerships from Oakland Unified will speak. Register here.