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National Blue Ribbon

Feds terminate National Blue Ribbon Schools program

By Paul Katula • Sep 20, 2025
Educators mourn the loss of the National Blue Ribbon Schools program, a prestigious federal honor that boosted morale, enrollment, and community pride.

National Blue Ribbon: 17 Illinois schools

By Press Release • Sep 16, 2022
17 Illinois schools, including 2 high schools and 1 private school, have been named National Blue Ribbon schools.

IL ties TX for most Blue Ribbon Schools in 2018

By Paul Katula • Oct 2, 2018
The National Blue Ribbon went this year to more schools in IL than any other state but Texas. 7 Md. schools also honored.

National Blue Ribbon: 292 public, 50 private schools

By Paul Katula • Sep 28, 2017
The US Ed. Dept. named 342 schools National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2017. Leaders react in IL, Md.; the schools will be honored in Nov.

U.S. announces 329 National Blue Ribbon schools

By Press Release • Sep 28, 2016
The US Education Department announced 329 winners of the National Blue Ribbon Wednesday. 21 schools in IL, 10 in Md.

335 schools awarded National Blue Ribbon

By Paul Katula • Sep 29, 2015
The list includes 6 public and 2 private schools in Md. and 13 public and 3 private schools in IL. We congratulate them all.

National Blue Ribbon Schools 2014 – 22 in Illinois

By Paul Katula • Oct 1, 2014
We celebrate the 22 schools in IL named National Blue Ribbon Schools yesterday. Among them are 13 public & 9 Catholic schools.

National Blue Ribbon Schools 2014 – 10 in Maryland

By Paul Katula • Sep 30, 2014
10 schools in Maryland were named National Blue Ribbon Schools this afternoon: 6 public and 4 Catholic schools.

National Blue Ribbon 2013 – 21 Illinois schools

By Paul Katula • Sep 28, 2013
The US Department of Education named the National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2013 last week. Here are the 21 Illinois winners.

National Blue Ribbon 2013 – 11 Maryland schools

By Press Release • Sep 24, 2013
11 Maryland schools, six public and five private (Catholic affilation) were named National Blue Ribbon Schools today by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

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