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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