Aldine ISD is one of five finalists to be named the Broad Foundation’s top urban school district:
The Broad Foundation announced today the finalists of the 2005 Broad Prize for Urban Education, an annual $1 million prize given to the most outstanding urban school districts in the nation.
The five finalists for the 2005 Broad Prize for Urban Education are:
Aldine Independent School District near Houston
Boston Public Schools
New York City Department of Education
Norfolk Public Schools
San Francisco Unified School DistrictThe Broad Prize for Urban Education is an annual award that honors the country’s urban school districts that are making the greatest improvements in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among ethnic groups and between high- and low-income students. The prize is the largest education award in the country given to a single school district.
The winner of The Broad Prize will receive $500,000 in scholarships for graduating seniors. Each finalist district will receive $125,000 in scholarships. The winner will be announced on Sept. 20 in Washington, D.C.
Congratulations to the teachers, students, administrators and parents of Aldine ISD, and good luck on winning the Broad Prize!
via a comment at Lone Star Times
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