$1 Million Broad Prize for Urban Education to Be Awarded to Top School Districts in Nation.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- The Broad Foundation will announce the winner of the $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education, the largest education prize in the country given to a single school district, at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, in the Founders Room of the Walt Disney Concert Hall This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , 111 S. Grand Ave. U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933), served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige, who grew up in Mississippi, built a career on a belief that education equalizes opportunity, moving from college dean and school superintendent to be and Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn are scheduled to attend. Following the press conference, a luncheon will be held at noon in BP Hall in Walt Disney Concert Hall and will feature Paige, California Secretary of Education Richard J. Riordan and Henry G. Cisneros, former U.S. secretary of housing and urban development Noun 1. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; "the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. , discussing "How Education Reform Can Prevent America from Becoming a Second-Class Nation." The Broad Prize for Urban Education is an annual award that honors the most outstanding urban school districts in the nation that are making the greatest improvements in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among ethnic groups and between high- and low-income students. The money goes directly to graduating seniors for college scholarships. The five finalists for the 2004 Broad Prize are: Aldine Independent School District Aldine Independent School District is a school district based in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. Aldine ISD covers a part of northern Houston as well as parts of unincorporated Harris County and a portion of the city of Humble. (Houston); Boston Public Schools (Boston); Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (Charlotte, N.C.); Garden Grove Unified School District The Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is the third largest district in Orange County, and the twelfth largest in the State of California. GGUSD's enrollment boundaries allow the district to serve students in many central and northern Orange County communities, including: (Garden Grove, Calif.); and Norfolk Public Schools (Norfolk, Va.). The winning district will receive $500,000, and the four finalists will each receive $125,000. The mission of The Broad Foundation is to dramatically improve K-12 urban public education through better governance, management, labor relations and competition. For more information, call Karen Denne at 310-954-5058. |
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