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Education Calif., Texas, and N.C. Districts Tapped As Broad Prize Finalists
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation will announce the 2013 winner of the top urban education prize in Washington on Sept. 25.
Lesli A. Maxwell, March 28, 2013
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Curriculum Broad Foundation Invests in Blended Learning Initiatives
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has described $20 million worth of blended learning projects it has supported over the past year.
Sean Cavanagh, March 14, 2013
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School Choice & Charters YES Prep Wins New Broad Foundation Prize for Charters
The Broad Foundation, which awards a prize for urban education, announces a first-ever award for charter school management organizations, and the winner is the YES Prep network, out of Houston.
Sean Cavanagh, June 21, 2012
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School & District Management Broad Foundation Adds Six Big Names to District Prize Judges' Panel
The foundation is expanding the number of judges who select the winner of the prize for high-performing urban districts.
Christina A. Samuels, February 27, 2012
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School & District Management Broad Foundation Announces New Prize for Urban Charters
The $250,000 prize will be used as a way to promote best practices among charter school operators.
Christina A. Samuels, October 31, 2011
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School & District Management News in Brief Broad Announces Finalists
The Broad Foundation has announced the finalists for its Broad Prize in Urban Education, and all four are former contenders.
Christina A. Samuels, April 19, 2011
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School & District Management Broad Announces Four Finalists for $1 Million Prize
The finalists this year have all been nominated for the award before.
Christina A. Samuels, April 5, 2011
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Education News in Brief Broad Prize Gets $40 Million, Narrows Its Eligibility Pool
The Broad Foundation has endowed the Broad Prize for Urban Education with $40 million in order to sustain the prize in future years, and it is making some changes in eligibility.
Christina A. Samuels, March 29, 2011
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School & District Management Broad Prize Gets $40 Million Endowment, Narrows Eligibility Pool
The endowment comes with changes that will reduce the number of eligible districts and finalists for the 10-year-old prize.
Christina A. Samuels, March 21, 2011
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Officials and administrators of the Gwinnett County schools, including Associate Superintendent Dale Robbins, front left, Celeste Strohl, front center, and Carol Grady, right, celebrate at the Instructional Support Center in Suwanee, Ga., on learning that their district won the Broad Prize.
Officials and administrators of the Gwinnett County schools, including Associate Superintendent Dale Robbins, front left, Celeste Strohl, front center, and Carol Grady, right, celebrate at the Instructional Support Center in Suwanee, Ga., on learning that their district won the Broad Prize.
Jason Braverman/Gwinnett Daily Post/AP
Education Funding Ga.'s Gwinnett District Wins $1 Million Prize From Broad Foundation
Cited for closing the achievement gap, the 161,000-student urban district will receive $1 million in college scholarships for the class of 2011.
Erik W. Robelen, October 27, 2010
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School & District Management Broad Foundation Re-Focuses, Changes Leadership
The Broad Foundation is refocusing its direction after 11 years.
Dakarai I. Aarons, July 22, 2010
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School & District Management News in Brief Five School Districts Are Named Broad Prize Finalists
Southern school districts are prominent among the five finalists vying for the top prize in urban education.
Dakarai I. Aarons, April 6, 2010
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School & District Management 2010 Broad Prize Finalists Named
The finalists for the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education were announced this morning. The Broad Prize is the largest award in the nation for urban school districts.
Dakarai I. Aarons, April 1, 2010
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School & District Management Unofficial Broad Prize Winner for Charter Schools: KIPP
KIPP comes in for an unofficial award at the Broad Prize for Urban Education.
Catherine Gewertz, September 17, 2009
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