Education Week: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Wins Broad Prize - 0 views
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Jeff Bernstein on 20 Sep 11The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system, a growing, ethnically diverse district in south-central North Carolina, has won the prestigious Broad Prize for this year. The award was announced here Tuesday by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "Charlotte-Mecklenburg is a model for innovation in urban education," he said in remarks prepared before the announcement.