Ed. Dept. Weighs Changing Blue Ribbon Program
Washington
The Department of Education is making final plans to overhaul the popular Blue Ribbon Schools awards program, transforming it into an honor for schools that improve test scores, especially among minority students.
Agency officials held a high-level meeting last week to discuss the future of the program, but the department refused to provide details about those discussions.
"We're in the final discussions here at the department on what that will look like," said Daniel Langan,...
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Correction:
This story misnamed a recipient of the award from a rural area outside San Diego. It was the Julian Elementary School District.
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