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Bruce Reed Named President of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Bruce Reed Named President of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2013—Bruce Reed, assistant to President Barack Obama and chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, was named president of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, the founders announced today. As the foundation’s first… Read more »

Decision to Pause The Broad Prize for Urban Education

Broad Foundation to Pause $1 Million Broad Prize for Urban Education Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 LOS ANGELES—The $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education, which for the last 13 years has been awarded to public school systems that have demonstrated the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while narrowing gaps among low-income students… Read more »

Fifty-Seven High School Seniors to Receive $1 Million in Broad Prize Scholarships

Media Contact Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Fifty-Seven High School Seniors to Receive $1 Million in Broad Prize Scholarships LOS ANGELES May 5, 2015—Fifty-seven graduating high school seniors from Gwinnett County Public Schools and Orange County Public Schools will receive $1 million in Broad Prize college scholarships, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced today. Their… Read more »

Broad Foundation to Pause $1 Million Broad Prize for Urban Education

Media Contact Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Broad Foundation to Pause $1 Million Broad Prize for Urban Education LOS ANGELES Feb. 2, 2015—The $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education, which for the last 13 years has been awarded to public school systems that have demonstrated the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while… Read more »

For First Time, Two Districts Win 2014 Broad Prize: Gwinnett County Public Schools, Orange County Public Schools Share $1 Million Award

Media Contacts Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Sloan Roach, 678-301-6020, sloan_roach@gwinnett.k12.ga.us Katherine Marsh, 407-317-3200, Katherine.marsh@ocps.net For First Time, Two Districts Win 2014 Broad Prize: Gwinnett County Public Schools, Orange County Public Schools Share $1 Million Award NEW YORK Sept. 22, 2014—For the first time in its 13-year history, The Broad Prize for Urban Education has been… Read more »

KIPP Schools Wins 2014 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools

Media Contacts Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Steve Mancini, 212-233-5477, smancini@kipp.org KIPP Schools Wins 2014 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools LAS VEGAS July 1, 2014—KIPP Schools is the winner of the 2014 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools and will receive $250,000 to support college-readiness efforts for their students, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation… Read more »

Three Charter School Systems Named Top in Nation, in Running for 2014 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools

Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Three Charter School Systems Named Top in Nation, in Running for 2014 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2014—The top three public charter school systems in the running for the 2014 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools are Achievement First, KIPP Foundation and IDEA Public Schools,… Read more »