2009 NCLB Blue Ribbon Schools

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2009 NCLB Blue Ribbon Schools
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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