Gwinnett County Public Schools is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA. This is one of the largest school system in Georgia. An estimated enrollment of 159,258 students for the 2007-2008 year. By the 2010-11 school year, student enrollment in Gwinnett is projected to top 176,000 students.
In this school five finalists selected for the Broad Prize for Urban Education, which honors school systems that have showed the most improvement in student achievement, particularly for minorities and low-income students. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will announce the winner Wednesday at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
News according to AJC.com, The prize includes $1 million in scholarships for students graduating from the winning district in 2010 and $250,000 for scholarships for the other systems.
"They're doing things that are not really happening around the country," said Erica Lepping, spokeswoman for the Broad Foundation.
0 comments:
Post a Comment