The Broad Prize for Urban Education recognized school districts in urban areas for closing the
achievement gap
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and improving the academic performance of low-income and minority students. It was sponsored by the foundation of philanthropist
Eli Broad
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and included $500,000 in college scholarships to graduates from the winning district. The prize was offered from 2002–2014. The prize was suspended as the foundation redirected its resources toward funding
charter schools.
Recipients
*2002
Houston Independent School District
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and ...
, Texas
*2003
Long Beach Unified School District
The Long Beach Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Long Beach, California, United States.
Established in 1885, Long Beach Unified School District now
educates 81,000 students in 84 public schools in the cities of
Lon ...
, California
*2004
Garden Grove Unified School District
The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is the 14th-largest school district in California. It includes boundaries in Anaheim, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Stanton, and Westminster.
The district includes forty ...
, California
*2005
Norfolk Public Schools
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, Virginia
*2006
Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Schools (BPS) is a school district serving the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest public school district in the state of Massachusetts.
Leadership
The district is led by a Superintendent, hired by the ...
, Massachusetts
*2007
New York City Department of Education
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, New York
*2008
Brownsville Independent School District
Brownsville Independent School District is a school district based in Brownsville, Texas, United States.
BISD serves most of the city of Brownsville and a portion of the town of Rancho Viejo as well as unincorporated areas in Cameron County, in ...
, Texas
*2009
Aldine Independent School District
The Aldine Independent School District is a public school district based in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. It serves portions of Houston and unincorporated Harris County. Aldine ISD serves the communities of Aldine, most of ...
, Texas
*2010
Gwinnett County Public Schools
The Gwinnett County Public School District is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia,[Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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, North Carolina
*2012
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth la ...
, Florida
*2013 Houston Independent School District, Texas
*2014 Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia
*2014
Orange County Public Schools
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, Florida
Source:[http://www.broadprize.org/past_winners/map.html]
References
American education awards