BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS

NCLB BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS

On July 28, 2002, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced that schools singled out for national honors will now reflect the goals of our nation's new education reforms for high standards and accountability. Paige announced the new program at a meeting of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). The No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private K-12 schools that are either academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement. "In keeping with the principles of the No Child Left Behind Act, we will reward schools based on student achievement results, not process," Paige said. "Schools chosen for the Blue Ribbon will be ones that are meeting our mission to ensure every child learns, and no child is left behind. Blue Ribbon recipients will be national models of excellence that others can learn from."

• North Carolina Criteria
  
  
• 2008 Blue Ribbon Schools Criteria Brief
  This application, from the U.S. Department of Education, offers 2008 guidance to criteria and the nomination process for determining Blue Ribbon Schools.
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• Timeline
  
  
• North Carolina Schools Recognized (1982-2008)