Now that the U.S. Department of Education has shrunk the list of potential phase 1 Race to the Top winners to 16, we thought we'd make it easier for you to compare and contrast their applications. Here's a list of links to the heavy duty documents. After the winners are named, the federal government said they would share reviewers' comments about the applications -- the winners and the losers.

*       Colorado

*       Delaware

*       District of Columbia

*       Florida

*       Georgia

*       Illinois

*       Kentucky

*       Louisiana

*       Massachusetts

*       New York

*       North Carolina

*       Ohio

*       Pennsylvania

*       Rhode Island

*       South Carolina

*       Tennessee