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Districts in Florida, Georgia split school prize
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Gwinnett County Public Schools officials Nikki Mouton, left, and Sloan Roach, right, celebrate upon hearing the announcement that their school district will share the Broad Prize, the largest education award given to U.S. school districts, during a watch party Monday in Suwanee, Ga. Officials announced Monday the $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education will be shared by Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia and Orange County Public Schools in Florida. - photo by Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — In a first for the largest education award given to public schools nationwide, jurors decided to split the $1 million Broad Prize between two urban districts — a past winner with an established record in Georgia and an up-and-coming district showing recent gains in Florida. Watching Monday's announcement via live feeds from New York, educators from Gwinnett County Public Schools in metro Atlanta and Orange County Public Schools in Orlando celebrated Monday as each was promised $500,000 in college scholarships for their high school seniors. The decision marked the first time in its 12-year history that the Broad Prize for Urban Education has gone to two districts.
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