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Jan. 9, 2012

 26 Texas schools nominated for 2012 Blue Ribbon honors   

AUSTIN – Commissioner Robert Scott today announced the nomination of 26 Texas public schools for the 2012 Blue Ribbon Schools recognition. The award honors schools for academic excellence and for significant progress in closing the achievement gap.

Since 1982, this prestigious program has honored more than 6,000 of America's most successful schools, including 538 Texas public schools. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools. The schools are selected for one of two honors:

• Improving - Schools that dramatically improve student performance to high levels on state tests
• High Achieving - Schools whose students rank in the top 10 percent based on performance on their state standardized tests

The nominated schools were chosen through an objective evaluation of student achievement statistics and other data for the more than 8,000 public school and charter campuses in the state. The schools selected have demonstrated success in closing the achievement gap, and each school has an economically disadvantaged population of 40 percent or greater.

Schools nominated for the award serve as models of best practices for schools across the state. 

The nominated schools will now complete a rigorous application process through the U.S. Department of Education, and announcements of the award winners will be made in September 2012. Schools that receive the award are recognized at the Blue Ribbon School conference in Washington, D.C.

Texas 2012 Blue Ribbon Nominees

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