Broad Prize for Urban Education

The Broad Prize for Urban Education recognized school districts in urban areas for closing the achievement gap and improving the academic performance of low-income and minority students. It was sponsored by the foundation of philanthropists Eli Broad and Edythe Broad, and included $500,000 in college scholarships to graduates from the winning district. The prize was offered from 2002–2014. The prize was suspended as the foundation redirected its resources toward funding charter schools.[1]

## Recipients

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The winners were:[2]

* 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

## References

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1. ^ Blume, Howard. "Broad Foundation suspends $1-million prize for urban school districts". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
2. ^ "The Broad Prize for Urban Education, 2002 - 2014". The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.