{"id":14217,"date":"2012-10-22T13:56:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T17:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=14217"},"modified":"2012-10-23T15:24:19","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T19:24:19","slug":"good-luck-to-floridas-two-broad-prize-for-urban-education-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/10\/22\/good-luck-to-floridas-two-broad-prize-for-urban-education-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Luck to Florida’s Two Broad Prize for Urban Education Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Broad Prize for Urban Education<\/p>

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina were the 2011 winners of the Broad Prize for Urban Education.<\/p><\/div>\n

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, members of Congress and Philanthropist Eli Broad will announce the winner of The Broad Prize for Urban Education<\/a>\u00a0tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade County and Palm Beach County schools are among this year\u2019s top four finalists for the prize which\u00a0goes to the\u00a0most improved large urban school district in the country.<\/p>\n

The award recognizes student achievement in districts that have also reduced the achievement gaps among low-income and minority students.<\/p>\n

You can see\u00a0the criteria for the Broad Prize here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The winning school district will get $550,000 in scholarships for students. Each finalist gets $150,000 in scholarships.<\/p>\n

The 2012 finalists:<\/strong><\/p>\n