Houston Awarded New Urban Education Prize
Washington
The Houston Independent School District drew praise last week for its improved performance as it was named the winner of the first Broad Prize for Urban Education.
The prize, which gives the winning district $500,000 for student
scholarships for college, is being touted as urban public education's
most prestigious award.
"Houston leads the nation in greatest overall improvement," said Eli Broad, the founder of the Los Angeles-based Broad Foundation, which was created in 1999 to improve urban education. "Ensuring achievement in America's urban public schools is the most important civil rights issue...
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