Month: September 2011

2011 Broad Prize Awarded to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; North Carolina District Wins $550,000 in Scholarships, Three Finalist Districts Each Win $150,000

Media Contacts Erica Lepping, elepping@broadfoundation.org LaTarzja Henry, l.henry@cms.k12.nc.us 2011 Broad Prize Awarded to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; North Carolina District Wins $550,000 in Scholarships, Three Finalist Districts Each Win $150,000 WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2011—The winner of the 2011 Broad Prize for Urban Education—the large, urban school district that has shown the greatest student academic gains nationally—is Charlotte-… Read more »