2009 Broad Prize for Urban Education Awarded to Aldine Independent School District; Texas District Wins $1 Million, Four Finalists Each Win $250,000
"Aldine shows us that it's possible for a district facing tough circumstances to get excellent results," said Secretary Arne Duncan, who opened up the envelope and announced the winner. "We need to highlight the success of Aldine and districts like it so that others can follow their examples and lift up all students."
- 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.
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