Broad Prize for Urban Education
The Broad Prize for Urban Education recognizes school districts in urban areas for closing the achievement gap improving academic performance of low-income and minority students. It is sponsored by the foundation of philanthropist Eli Broad and includes $500,000 in college scholarships to graduates from the winning district. In most years since the prize program began in 2002.[1]
Recipients
- 2002 Houston Independent School District, Texas
- 2003 Long Beach Unified School District, California
- 2004 Garden Grove Unified School District, California
- 2005 Norfolk Public Schools, Virginia
- 2006 Boston Public Schools, Massachusetts
- 2007 New York City Department of Education, New York
- 2008 Brownsville Independent School District, Texas
- 2009 Aldine Independent School District, Texas
- 2010 Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia
- 2011 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina
- 2012 Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida
- 2013 Houston Independent School District, Texas
- 2014 Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia
- 2014 Orange County Public Schools, Florida
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