Should major grant applicants get a chance to redo application mistakes? We know that we’re not alone in wondering about this after it came to light that New Jersey may have missed out on Race to the Top funding because of a simple error in responding to questions on the state’s Round Two application. (The state had, by the way, answered the same question properly – and gotten full credit for it – on its Round One application.)

Ten winners were announced yesterday in the second round of the Race to the Top competition: Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia.  We took a good look at the list and perused some of the commentary. Following are some of the facts that jumped out at us: