FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

PRESS CONFERENCE REGARDING
THE BROAD PRIZE FOR URBAN EDUCATION

WHO: 

Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho, school and district administrators, business and community leaders

WHAT:

Press conference regarding Miami-Dade County Public Schools
(M-DCPS) being named a finalist for The Broad Prize for Urban Education

WHEN:

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
2:30 p.m.

WHERE:

School Board Administration Building
1450 N.E. 2nd Ave., Room 904
Miami, Florida 33132

WHY:

This is the fifth time that M-DCPS has been nominated for The Broad Prize.  In the history of the award, only three districts in the nation have ever achieved Broad Prize finalist status five times. 

The Broad Prize for Urban Education honors urban school districts that demonstrate the best overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps among low-income and minority students. 

 

# # #

011-JJS/327/VVL

Back to News Releases