All of these states' applications scored more than 400 points out of a maximum 500 points on their applications, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday afternoon. But they won't all win. "We will announce those winners in April. We are setting a very high bar," Duncan said during a conference call with reporters. "We anticipate very few winners in Phase 1." 

*       Colorado
*       Delaware
*       District of Columbia
*       Florida
*       Georgia
*       Illinois
*       Kentucky
*       Louisiana
*       Massachusetts
*       New York
*       North Carolina
*       Ohio
*       Pennsylvania
*       Rhode Island
*       South Carolina
*       Tennessee

More of Duncan's comments to come.