Category: Education

Forbes Magazine Names Eli Broad One of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds

Media Contact Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Forbes Magazine Names Eli Broad One of the World’s Greatest Living Business Minds LOS ANGELES, September 19, 2017—Eli Broad was named today to Forbes Magazine’s list of the World’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds as part of the magazine’s centennial issue. In celebration of its 100th anniversary, Forbes magazine’s… Read more »

Eli Broad Supports DREAMers

Eli Broad Urges President Trump to Preserve DACA “As a child of immigrants, I know firsthand how hard immigrants work to make our country a better place. The undocumented migrants who came to America as children are thriving in our schools, our workplaces and our communities. They are our coworkers and classmates, our teachers and… Read more »

Success Academy Wins 2017 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools

Media Contacts Vanessa Descalzi, 240.432.1428, vanessa@publiccharters.org Swati Pandey, 323.213.6680, spandey@broadfoundation.org Success Academy Wins 2017 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools New York’s largest charter school network awarded $250,000 for demonstrating outstanding academic outcomes among low-income students and students of color Announcement kicks off the 2017 National Charter Schools Conference in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C., June… Read more »

Eli Broad on the Trump Administration’s Education Budget Proposal

Eli Broad on the Trump Administration’s Education Budget Proposal “Under the guise of empowering parents with school choice, the Trump Administration has proposed a federal budget that would hurt the very communities that have the most to gain from high-quality public school options. The budget would undermine the purpose of Title I by encouraging states… Read more »

DSST Public Schools, Harmony Public Schools, Success Academy Charter Schools Named 2017 Broad Prize Finalists

Media Contacts Vanessa Descalzi, vanessa@publiccharters.org Swati Pandey, spandey@broadfoundation.org DSST Public Schools, Harmony Public Schools, Success Academy Charter Schools Named 2017 Broad Prize Finalists $250,000 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools recognizes best practices of successful charter school networks so all public school systems can learn from them WASHINGTON, D.C. and LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2017—DSST… Read more »

Japanese American National Museum Develops Lesson Plans for Instructions to All Persons Exhibition

Media Contacts Leslie Unger, 213-830-5690, lunger@janm.org Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Japanese American National Museum Develops Lesson Plans for Instructions to All Persons Exhibition LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2017—The Japanese American National Museum has developed a series of lesson plans for teachers to complement its Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066 exhibition and… Read more »

Eli Broad Letter Regarding Betsy DeVos’s Nomination for U.S. Secretary of Education

Eli Broad Letter Regarding Betsy DeVos’s Nomination for U.S. Secretary of Education Feb. 1, 2017 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Re: Betsy DeVos Dear Senator McConnell and… Read more »

Eli Broad to U.S. Senate: Don’t Confirm Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary

Eli Broad to U.S. Senate: Don’t Confirm Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary February 1, 2017 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator McConnell and Senator Schumer: The… Read more »

New JANM Exhibition to Feature Original Executive Order Authorizing WWII Incarceration of Japanese Americans, on Loan from the National Archives

Media Contact Karen Denne, 310-954-5058, kdenne@broadfoundation.org Leslie Unger, 213-830-5690, lunger@janm.org New JANM Exhibition to Feature Original Executive Order Authorizing WWII Incarceration of Japanese Americans, on Loan from the National Archives LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2017—From Feb. 18 to Aug. 13, 2017, the Japanese American National Museum will present Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive… Read more »

Broad Foundation and Broad Center Employees Fill Stockings for Homeless Students Served by LAUSD Homeless Education Program

Media Contact Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Broad Foundation and Broad Center Employees Fill Stockings for Homeless Students Served by LAUSD Homeless Education Program LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22, 2016—For homeless students in Los Angeles, the holidays will be a little brighter, thanks to the gift of 250 stockings filled with toys, school supplies, toiletries and personalized… Read more »