{"id":3367,"date":"2025-04-04T18:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/national-esea-distinguished-schools\/2244-autosave-v1\/pranav-rao\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:10:17","slug":"pranav-rao","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/secretary-of-education-scholars\/2025-delaware-secretary-of-education-scholars\/pranav-rao\/","title":{"rendered":"Pranav Rao"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"student_container\">\n<div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Personal information about Pranav Rao\" class=\"grid\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med grid-item-fixed picture\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/award-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/rao_pranav_h.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Headshot of Pranav Rao\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-item grid-item-med grid-item-fixed nomination\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"scholar_nomination_statement\">Nomination Statement<\/h2>\n\t\tSon of Vishwanath and Rupashree Rao of Townsend, Pranav Rao is a hardworking and ambitious student. 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