BPS Wins Broad Prize
On September 19th the Broad Foundation (pronounced "brode") announced that The Boston Public Schools have won the 2006 Broad Prize for Urban Education. The Broad Prize is considered the most prestigious award for urban school districts. The award is given annually to the urban school district that demonstrates "the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps for poor and minority students."
Boston has been a finalist for the award for the last four years and has now won a total of $1 million from the Broad Foundation for college scholarships.
For more, read the BPS press release or the Boston Globe article about the prize.
