When state education chiefs have met at conferences or talked on the phone in recent months, the National Blue Ribbon Schools program has been a common topic of conversation. The 43-year-old federal ...

Six Arizona schools received the coveted National Blue Ribbon School recognition this year and it may be the final year the federal government recognizes schools with this honor. It’s an honor that ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Seven Louisiana schools earned Blue Ribbon status in 2024, but with the federal program ending, the future of such recognition now rests in the hands of states.

For more than four decades, the National Blue Ribbon Schools program has helped hundreds of schools gain national recognition, opportunities to fundraise, and hire the best teachers in the profession.