U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will honor 286 schools as the 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools at a recognition ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 12:30 p.m. EDT at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private K-12 schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in improving student academic achievement. Representatives from the 286 schools being honored will be available to the news media.
A list of the 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools is available at http://www.ed.gov/nationalblueribbonschools.