The winner of the inaugural Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools was announced yesterday at the National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC). The winner is YES Prep Public Schools, a charter management organization in Houston. The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation will award YES Prep Public Schools $250,000 for college readiness efforts for low-income students. You can read more details about YES Prep and the Broad Prize in their official press release.
U.S. Deputy Education Secretary Tony Miller and Broad Foundation Senior Policy Director Lydia Logan announced the award. Jason Bernal, President of YES Prep, and Chris Barbic, founder of YES Prep, react to the award announcement. NAPCS congratulates YES Prep for its tremendous contributions to the public charter school movement.
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