The Broad (rhymes with “road”) Prize for Urban Education is an annual $2 million award that honors the urban school districts that demonstrate the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among ethnic groups and between low- and non-low-income students.
Eli Broad, founder of the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, said,
"These five districts are among the most impressive in the country because they have demonstrated an unwavering focus on student achievement above all else. They stand as a beacon for other urban districts facing similar challenges and are exemplars of practices that can be replicated elsewhere across the country to improve our public schools."Alvin Wilbanks, Superintendent of Gwinnett County Schools said,
"I want to personally congratulate all of our employees on this achievement. This is a prestigious validation of the good work that we all know is going on in Gwinnett classrooms every day. Being a finalist for the Broad Prize is a significant accomplishment in which all employees played a part and of which we all can be proud. The Board of Education joins me in congratulating you and thanking you for all that you do for the children of Gwinnett County Public Schools. "
