2009 Broad Prize for Urban Education Awarded to Aldine Independent School District; Texas District Wins $1 Million, Four Finalists Each Win $250,000

• Broke the predictive power of poverty. Family income level is typically a strong predictor of school performance nationally. However, Broad Prize data analysis shows that school-level poverty does not appear to be statistically related to student achievement in Aldine at any grade level in reading or math. High student achievement is just as likely in a low-income Aldine school as it is in a non-low-income school.