Category: Education

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 »

$1 Million in Broad Prize Scholarships Awarded to 56 High School Seniors to Attend College

Media Contact Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org $1 Million in Broad Prize Scholarships Awarded to 56 High School Seniors to Attend College LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2014—The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced today that it has awarded more than $1 million in Broad Prize college scholarships to 56 graduating high school seniors whose school districts… 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 »

Eli and Edythe Broad Give $1 Million to Pitzer College for Anniversary Campaign, Funds to Support Scholarships

Media Contact Anna Chang, 909-607-0491, annachang@pitzer.edu Eli and Edythe Broad Give $1 Million to Pitzer College for Anniversary Campaign, Funds to Support Scholarships CLAREMONT, CALIF., May 2, 2014—Philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad have given $1 million to Pitzer College as part of its 50th Anniversary Campaign. The funds will support an endowed financial aid scholarship named after… Read more »

Gwinnett County and Orange County School Districts Named Finalists for $1 Million 2014 Broad Prize

Media Contact Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Gwinnett County and Orange County School Districts Named Finalists for $1 Million 2014 Broad Prize LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2014—Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia and Orange County Public Schools in Florida are the finalists for the $1 million 2014 Broad Prize for Urban Education, The Eli and Edythe… Read more »

Report Reveals How Broad Prize-Winning Charter Network Uncommon Schools Helps All High School Graduates Reach College

Media Contacts Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Barbara Martinez, 212-844-3584, bmartinez@uncommonschools.org Report Reveals How Broad Prize-Winning Charter Network Uncommon Schools Helps All High School Graduates Reach College LOS ANGELES, March 13, 2014—The practices used by the 2013 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools winner Uncommon Schools—where more than 90 percent of students graduate from high school… Read more »

$2.4 Million from Broad Foundation to Promote Personalized Learning Schools in Cities Across the U.S. Through Regional Competitions

Media Contacts Swati Pandey, 310-954-5049, spandey@broadfoundation.org Sarah Luchs, 614-286-9309, sluchs@educause.edu $2.4 Million from Broad Foundation to Promote Personalized Learning Schools in Cities Across the U.S. Through Regional Competitions LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2014—Educators in at least four major cities across the United States will compete to win funds to redesign or build new schools that… Read more »