2009 Broad Prize for Urban Education Awarded to Aldine Independent School District; Texas District Wins $1 Million, Four Finalists Each Win $250,000
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined philanthropist Eli Broad and members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to announce the winner. Aldine ISD was selected by a bipartisan jury of eight prominent American leaders from government, education, business and civic sectors, including three former U.S. secretaries of education.
- Companies:
- Aldine Independent School District
- Boston Public Schools
- Broward County Public Schools
- Brownsville Independent School District
- Chartwell Education Group
- CityView America
- Garden Grove Unified School District
- Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Houston Independent School District
- Hunt Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy
- Long Beach Unified School District
- MPR Associates, Inc.
- National Chamber Foundation
- New York City Department of Education
- Norfolk Public Schools
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- SchoolWorks
- Service Employees International Union
- Socorro Independent School District
- The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- University of Miami
- Univision
- Places:
- Aldine Independent School District
- Atlanta
- Beverly, Mass.
- Brownsville Independent School District
- California
- Garden Grove Unified School District
- Houston
- Long Beach
- Long Beach Unified School District
- New York City
- North Carolina
- Socorro Independent School District
- South Carolina
- Southern Florida
- Texas District
- U.S.
- Washington, D.C.
Related Content
Comments
