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Education Secretary Arne Duncan Designates 314 Schools as 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools
(Sept. 15, 2009 -- U.S. Department of Education) U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced 314 schools
as 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Secretary Duncan was joined by
Maryland State Superintendent Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick, Montgomery County
Board of Education President Shirley Brandman, and Montgomery County
Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jerry Weast for the announcement this
morning at Highland Elementary School, a 2009 Blue Ribbon School in
Silver Spring, MD.
The schools – 264 public and 50 private – will be honored at an
awards ceremony on November 3 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington,
DC. For the past 27 years, more than 6,150 of America's schools have
received this coveted award.
“These Blue Ribbon Schools have shown that all children can learn
with appropriate supports,” Duncan said.
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| Two 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools are from MESPA's Northeast Division! | - Remer Elementary School, Remer, Mary Wilke, principal
- Vandyke Elementary School, Coleraine, Rae Villebrun, principal
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