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Article: STATE SCHOOLS CHIEF O'CONNELL CONGRATULATES LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ON BECOMING FOUR-TIME BROAD FINALIST
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 2, 2008
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The California Department of Education issued the following statement:
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today congratulated Long Beach Unified School District on being named a national finalist for the prestigious 2008 Broad Prize for Urban Education. This is the fourth time that the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has selected Long Beach Unified as a finalist for the prize that honors urban school districts for making the greatest progress in raising student achievement.
Long Beach Unified won the Broad Prize in 2003 and has been a finalist every year it has been eligible for the award.
"This is a tremendous recognition that the dedicated teachers and ...