Secretary Duncan’s announcement of the 2013 schools generated very strong media interest. News coverage occurred in all 44 states that nominated National Blue Ribbon Schools, including non-public schools. At last count, more than 270 news stories had appeared, including editorials and recognition by a U.S. Senator. This list is certainly not complete. Please send additional news links to the NBRS website.

Alabama

Holtsville a 2013 Blue Ribbon School (9/27)

Holtville High named National Blue Ribbon School(9/26)

2 North Alabama schools earn 2013 National Blue Ribbon School awards (video) (9/25)

Council Traditional earns Blue Ribbon status “because we are awesome” (photos) (9/25)

America’s best schools: Six in Alabama, two in Birmingham-metro area named Blue Ribbon Schools by U.S. Department of Education (9/25)

Holtville High School recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2013 (9/24)

Alaska

Aurora Elementary in Anchorage Named a Federal Blue Ribbon School (9/27)

Alaska school among best in nation (9/28)

Arizona

Chandler Traditional Academy’s Liberty Campus earns national honor (10/29)

CTA-Liberty’s traditional curriculum rewarded with Blue Ribbon distinction (10/22)

Coronado principal finalist for national award (10/1)

Chandler’s ‘Liberty,’ Valley’s Xavier Prep among 286 national ‘Blue Ribbon’ schools (9/27)

Coronado Elementary earns national Blue Ribbon recognition(9/26)

Sabino High School receives national recognition(9/25)

Sabino High named Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

Sabino High Named a National Blue Ribbon School (9/25)

Arkansas

Bergman Elementary among National Blue Ribbon Schools Little Rock (9/27)

Bergman Elementary among National Blue Ribbon Schools (9/26)

4 Arkansas schools receive national honors(9/25)

4 in state are Blue Ribbon schools(9/25)

Three schools receive Blue Ribbon award(9/25)

4 in state are Blue Ribbon schools (9/25)

Arkansas Schools Receive National Blue Ribbon Award(9/25)

Immaculate Conception named a Blue Ribbon school(9/25)

Arkansas education officials say 4 schools honored with National Blue Ribbon Schools awards(9/24)

Bentonville, Fort Smith schools receive national honors (9/24)

California

Opal Robinson Elementary School recognized as one of California’s best (12/22)

Politicians, Educators, Students to Celebrate Robinson Elementary’s National Blue Ribbon (10/1)

Homeroom: Alameda County boasts two National Blue Ribbon schools (9/27)

Five Silicon Valley schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools(9/26)

Fugman Elementary named National Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

Northeast Fresno Blue Ribbon School (video) (9/25)

La Cañada Elementary earns national honor(9/25)

Oxford Academy in Cypress named 2013 National Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

Two San Diego elementary schools earn top honors as National Blue Ribbon Schools

La Reina High School named National Blue Ribbon school (9/24)

It’s Official: IUSD’s Stonegate Elementary School Has Earned a National Blue Ribbon (9/24)

Colorado

Jeffco’s Ralston Elementary one of just five in state to get Blue Ribbon (10/10)

D-11 school makes the grade when it comes to improving scores(9/25)

D-11’s Columbia Elementary named Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

PSD’s Traut Core Knowledge named Blue Ribbon school(9/24)

Connecticut

‘This is Going to Be a Blue Ribbon School Forever’ (1/9)

Saint Mary School to Hold Open House October 17(10/12)

West Hartford Bugbee Elementary named Blue Ribbon School for 2013 (10/9)

Bugbee Elementary Named National Blue Ribbon School(9/24)

High marks: Staples, Weston High honored as Blue Ribbon schools for 2013 (9/26)

Weston High, Staples two of four in state honored as National Blue Ribbon Schools(9/25)

Saint Jude School earns National Blue Ribbon honor (9/24)

Weston High School named National Blue Ribbon School (9/25)

Delaware

Shields wins blue ribbon recognition(9/25)

Carper, Coons, Carney Congratulate 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools (9/24)

Three Delaware schools earn national Blue Ribbon status(9/24)

Department of Defense Educational Activity

DOD Schools Take National Honors (9/24)

District of Columbia

St. Peter School Receives National Blue Ribbon!(9/26)

Two D.C. Schools Receive Blue Ribbon Awards (9/26)

National Blue Ribbon awards go to 7 schools in area, including a D.C. public charter (9/25)

Florida

Blue Ribbon Day for Meyer Jewish Academy [scroll down] 10/17

Meyer Academy named Blue Ribbon School (10/15)

NWF State College Collegiate High wins special honor (9/26)

Georgia

Marietta Schools Gets Excellence, Blur Ribbon Honors (10/17)

St. Catherine of Siena is 2013 Blue Ribbon School (10/16)

9 Ga. schools named 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools by US Department of Education (9/24)

9 Ga. schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools (9/25)

Two local schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools (9/25)

9 Georgia schools named Blue Ribbon schools(9/26)

Congrats to 9 Blue Ribbon Schools in Georgia(9/24)

Marietta elementary school gets “blue ribbon” recognition (9/25)

U.S. Department of Education honors eight Georgia schools (9/26)

Middle Ridge is Blue Ribbon School (9/25)

Proud (9/27)

Daves Creek earns national honor(9/25)

Sugar Hill named Blue Ribbon School(9/26) [registration required]

Kennesaw school earns Blue Ribbon (9/27)

Cobb schools win Blue Ribbon recognition(9/25)

Middle Ridge named Blue Ribbon School(9/24)

Okatie Elementary receives National Blue Ribbon award (9/24)

Two local schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools (9/24)

Nine Georgia Schools Named “Blue Ribbon Schools” (9/27)

Kennesaw school earns Blue Ribbon (9/26)

Thumbs Up! (10/14)

Mountain Park Elementary in Roswell honored as Blue Ribbon School (10/9)

Hawaii

Schools credit staff, parents for blue ribbon performance (9/27)

Three Hawaii schools named as National Blue Ribbon Schools (9/25)

Idaho

Schools nominated by State Department of Education(9/26)

Sugar-Salem H.S. named National Blue Ribbon School(9/26)

Gate City Elementary School Earns National Award (9/26)

Illinois

Morton’s Lincoln Elementary recognized as National Blue Ribbon School (12/13)

Prairie Crossing Charter School Honored with National Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education in Washington D.C. (11/25)

Governor Quinn Congratulates Northbrook’s 2013 Blue Ribbon Schools (10/14)

Three Northbrook schools awarded Blue Ribbon honors (10/11)

School Notes (10/1)

Prairie Crossing Charter School Receives National Blue Ribbon Award (9/27)

‘Great place to learn’: Scott Elementary receives national award (9/25)

St. Joan Of Arc School Honored With (9/26)

St. Joan Of Arc School Honored With (9/24)

Area schools receive Blue Ribbon honors (9/25)

La Grange Catholic school earns national blue ribbon(9/26)

Saint Francis Xavier School in La Grange receives prestigious Blue Ribbon award(9/24)

Aquinas Academy Named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (9/27)

Indiana

New Haven school earns federal award for improvement (10/10)

Salk Elementary School named 2013 National Blue Ribbon School (9/27)

New Haven Intermediate School Deemed National Blue Ribbon School(9/26)

Four central Indiana schools honored as Blue Ribbon Schools(9/25)

Indiana Schools Make ‘Blue Ribbon’ List(9/25)

Two local schools named 2013 National Blue Ribbon schools(9/25)

Two Northwest Indiana schools among 12 in Indiana named National Blue Ribbon winners (9/25)

2 Dubois County schools make Blue Ribbon list (9/25)

Two Dubois County, Ind., schools get ‘Blue Ribbon’ designation from feds (9/24)

Iowa

Meeker Elementary earns national recognition(9/26)

Bettendorf school titled National Blue Ribbon School(9/24)

Bettendorf school named National Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

Okoboji Elementary earns ‘National Blue Ribbon School’ distinction(9/26)

BLUE RIBBON: Five Iowa Schools Earn National Awards(9/25)

Kansas

Glendover Students Celebrate National Honor Hollywood Style

Campus High honored as National Blue Ribbon School for student performance(9/25)

West Franklin High School awarded ‘Blue Ribbon’ status (9/25)

Chapman High School receives national award (9/26)

Kentucky

Glendover Students Celebrate National Honor Hollywood Style (11/1)

Carter elementary school recognized with prestigious National Blue Ribbon award (9/26)

Star Elementary earns national honor(9/26)

Lexington’s Glendover Elementary is named a National Blue Ribbon School(9/24)

Auburn Elementary named national Blue Ribbon School (9/24)

Louisiana

Blue Bell offers ice cream reward for MMS (10/15)

New Orleans’ Lake Forest charter named Blue Ribbon school (9/26)

Six Louisiana schools get ‘blue ribbons’ (9/25)

Most Blessed Sacrament named Blue Ribbon School (9/25)

Morehouse school earns national academic honor(9/24)

Maine

Topsham elementary school earns national honor(9/24)

Williams-Cone named National Blue Ribbon school today(9/24)

Maryland

Cashell recognized as Blue Ribbon school (12/19)

Prince George’s French Immersion School named a Maryland Blue Ribbon School (12/13)

Blue Ribbon Honors Bestowed on Schools (12/11)

Century High named National Blue Ribbon School (9/26)

Eleven Maryland schools receive National Blue Ribbon designation(9/26)

St. Mary’s Elementary honored as National Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

National Blue Ribbon School Honors For Several Area Schools(9/25)

Mikulski, Cardin Congratulate 11 Maryland Schools Receiving Blue Ribbon Awards (9/25)

Eleven Maryland schools earn National Blue Ribbon status (9/24)

Folly Quarter Middle named National Blue Ribbon School (9/24)

It’s a Blue Ribbon day for three Montgomery County schools(9/24)

3 Local Catholic Schools Awarded National Blue Ribbon Honors(9/24)

Massachusetts

NEW: Worcester Technical High School Named 2013 Blue Ribbon School(9/26)

Lexington’s Clarke Middle School named national Blue Ribbon School (video) (9/26)

Worcester Tech named Blue Ribbon School (9/24)

Minnesota

Professor’s Leadership Results in National Award (12/16)

Program Planned At Deephaven Elementary To Celebrate Blue Ribbon Award (11/5)

Seven MN Schools Named 2013 Blue Ribbon Schools (9/25)

7 MN Schools Receive National Blue Ribbon Award(9/25)

Bendix Elementary in Annandale a national Blue Ribbon School (9/24)

Mississippi

Three South Mississippi elementary schools named Blue Ribbon Schools(9/24)

Three South MS schools win National Blue Ribbon Award (9/24)

Missouri

Wasson recognizes local schools for state, national achievements (10/23)

Gov. Nixon applauds Bolivar High’s national award (10/15)

Nixon to Celebrate Bolivar HS Award (video) (10/14)

TODAY: Governor to Help Ozarks Schools Celebrate Blue Ribbon Honors (9/28)

Gov. Nixon in Nixa to recognize Blue Ribbon Schools award (9/27)

Keysor A Blue Ribbon School (9/27)

9 Missouri schools receive Blue Ribbon honors from US Department of Education(9/26)

BHS receives national ‘Blue Ribbon’ recognition(9/26)

Spokane, Nixa among nation’s Blue Ribbon schools(9/26)

4 St. Louis area schools receive Blue Ribbon honors (9/26)

4 schools in the bi-state area receive Blue Ribbon honors(9/25)

Sappington Elementary earns National Blue Ribbon School Award (9/25)

LS West High recognized as National Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

Five Area Schools get National Blue Ribbon honor (9/24)

Four High Schools in the Ozarks Awarded National Blue Ribbon (9/24)

Area schools earn National Blue Ribbon Schools honor (9/24)

Keysor Elementary School wins National Blue Ribbon(9/24)

Nixa High gets National Blue Ribbon; two others from area also lauded (9/24)

Montana

TOP OF THE CLASS: Manhattan celebrates educational milestone (1/23)

Manhattan Elementary Receives Top National Award (1/22) video

Manhattan Elementary wins U.S. Blue Ribbon School Award (9/27)

Nebraska

Burrell community to celebrate school’s honor (10/20)

Blue Ribbon worthy: Ord, Burwell elementary schools earn national award (10/12)

Nebraska Schools Recognized Nationally For Academic Excellence (10/12)

After a rocky start, St. Patrick’s School in Elkhorn area receives key national honor (9/25)

Local Schools Honored Nationally (9/25)

Nevada

Two WCSD Schools Receive National Honors(9/25)

Two Washoe County Blue Ribbon Schools (Video) (9/24)

Bracken Elementary honored as ‘exemplary,’ among top 10 percent of schools in nation (9/24)

New Jersey

Celebration marks National Blue Ribbon School designation (1/23)

Vocational, technical schools see increase in enrollment (10/17)

Edison school gains national recognition (10/2)

Wildwood High School Recognized by U.S. Department of Education(9/26)

Academy of Our Lady in Glen Rock named national Blue Ribbon school(9/26)

Immaculate Conception School named a National Blue Ribbon School(9/26)

Aquinas Academy Named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (9/26)

Wildwood High snags national honor(9/26)

Edison school among 6 county vocational-technical schools to win U.S. Blue Ribbon Awards (9/25)

Glen Rock Catholic school named National Blue Ribbon School (9/25)

Five Central Jersey schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools (9/25)

15 N.J. schools named as national ‘Blue Ribbon’ winners (9/25)

Wildwood High School earns National Blue Ribbon for improvement(9/25)

Wildwood High School gets national recognition (9/25)

15 N.J. schools named as national ‘Blue Ribbon’ winners (9/24)

MCVTS Edison Academy Named A National Blue Ribbon School(9/24)

New Mexico

Editorial: 3 Blue Ribbon lessons for schools’ status quo (9/26)

Albuquerque Business First Morning Edition (9/26)

Anthony Elementary School recognized as Blue Ribbon Award winner (9/25)

New York

P.S. 46 Celebrates Being Designated a Blue Ribbon School (1/17)

Tidioute Community Charter Named A Blue Ribbon School (10/7)

Build on successful local schools (9/30)

Three boro schools claim National Blue Ribbon titles (9/26)

Four LI Elementary Schools Receive Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Status (9/26)

Three Queens elementary schools receive Blue Ribbon award (9/26)

Spencerport School Recognized by U.S. Department of Education (9/26)

US Education Secretary Duncan recognizes 18 schools for academic excellence, Achievement(9/25)

18 NY schools get National Blue Ribbon accolades (9/25)

Six City Schools Receive Blue Ribbon Award(9/25)

Spencerport’s Leo Bernabi Elementary School wins national blue ribbon award (9/25)

Cherry Road School named Blue Ribbon School, the only one in Central New York (9/25)

Schools Across Tri-State Area Get National Recognition (9/25)

S.Davis, Maple West schools honored (9/25)

Four LI schools get National Blue Ribbon recognition (9/24)

Clifton Park elementary school earns national Blue Ribbon( 9/24)

Suffern, Harrison schools make Blue Ribbon list (9/24)

6 New York City schools designated 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools (9/24)

North Carolina

Greene County high school receives blue ribbon award Snow Hill (9/27)

Middle College At NC A&T Receives National Honor Greensboro (9/26)

REaCH is National Blue Ribbon School(9/26)

Providence Spring, Shiloh and Weddington schools get Blue Ribbon awards(9/24)

Middle College at NC A&T named National Blue Ribbon SchoolHigh Point (9/24)

North Dakota

Gussner Elementary nationally recognized (9/26)

Congratulation to schools being honored (9/26)

3 ND schools achieve National Blue Ribbon status(9/25)

Ohio

Scioto Elementary honored for Blue Ribbon award (11/27)

Home State superintendent visits local Schools of Promise (10/30)

Mann Elementary: ‘A place students love to be’ (9/27)

Four area schools win National Blue Ribbons; Akron’s first in 30 years (9/25)

Watson Elementary recognized as a Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

SMOY School receives blue ribbon for excellence(9/25)

Blue Ribbon Schools named in northeast Ohio(9/25)

Akron’s Early College High School Gets National Honor(9/25)

Trio of Tri-State schools receive Blue Ribbon award (9/25)

15 Ohio schools receive National Blue Ribbon status(9/24)

West Geauga High named National Blue Ribbon School 9/24)

Oklahoma

Academic Road Rally Set (1/25)

Central High Elementary has Blue Ribbon spirit (9/26)

6 Oklahoma schools named Blue Ribbon Schools(9/25)

Mid-High Named Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

Local schools receive national ‘blue ribbon’ honor(9/25)

Two schools in Oklahoma City receive Blue Ribbon distinction (9/25)

National Blue Ribbon: Chisholm HS one of 6 schools in state named for award (9/24)

Pennsylvania

Parade scheduled to celebrate Mt. Lebanon school’s national award (10/23)

Most area schools get passing grades (10/14)

Southmoreland board lauds schools’ achievements (10/5)

Whitemarsh Elementary receives Blue Ribbon Award (9/29)

Dallas school earns National Blue Ribbon TWP (9/27)

Malvern elementary school named National Blue Ribbon School (9/26)

Souderton Charter School Collaborative named a 2013 Blue Ribbon School (9/26)

Number of the Day: 15 (9/26)

OUR OPINION: BLUE RIBBON Wycallis Elementary offers lessons for all (9/28)

Our opinion: Blue ribbon performance (9/27)

Dallas school earns National Blue Ribbon (9/27)

TCCS A Blue Ribbon School (9/26)

York County elementary school named Blue Ribbon School (9/26)

Three local schools receive Blue Ribbon awards (9/26)

Laurel Point named National Blue Ribbon School as it prepares to close (9/25)

Southmoreland Elementary recognized as National Blue Ribbon School (9/25)

St. Patrick wins Blue Ribbon status (9/25)

Dallastown school wins national award (9/25)

Fort Couch Middle School Earns Fourth National Blue Ribbon Award (9/24)

Whitemarsh Elementary named a National Blue Ribbon School (9/24)

5 in southwestern PA named National Blue Ribbon Schools (9/24)

Rhode Island

New Haven school earns federal award for improvement (10/10)

NEW: Two RI Schools Named 2013 National Blue Ribbon Award Winners (9/26)

Davies Career & Technical School named National Blue Ribbon School (9/25)

South Carolina

Okatie Elementary named finalist for Palmetto’s Finest (1/8)

Secretary of Education Recognizes Five Schools in South Carolina as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2013 (9/25)

Summerville’s Flowertown Elementary named a National Blue Ribbon winner (9/24)

Okatie Elementary earns national Blue Ribbon award + video (9/24)

New Prospect Elementary is National Blue Ribbon School (9/24)

Five S.C. schools win National Blue Ribbon (9/24)

Coastal Link: Beaufort’s Okatie Elementary Earns 2013 National Blue Ribbon Award (nd)

South Dakota

Faulkton Elementary School earns Blue Ribbon honor (9/26)

St. Joseph School Named to Receive National Blue Ribbon Award(9/25)

Four schools in S.D., including one in Sioux Falls, receive national honor(9/24)

Tennessee

Thomas Magnet attracts success (12/20)

High achievement wins McFadden national award(9/27)

Virginia

St. Veronica Catholic Named Blue Ribbon School (10/9)

Blue Ribbon principal credits ‘amazing group of teachers’ (9/30)

PG school named one of best in Virginia (9/27)

Isle of Wight, Norfolk schools named National Blue Ribbon schools (9/27)

Albemarle elementary school at top of the class (9/26)

Snowville named 2013 National Blue Ribbon School (9/26)

Westbriar Elementary Named National Blue Ribbon School for 2013 (9/26)

10 Va. Schools Honored for Achievements(9/26)

Carrsville Elementary named a National Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

Norfolk’s Saint Patrick named Blue Ribbon School(9/25)

Pulaski County’s Snowville Elementary School given a federal blue ribbon (9/25)

Two local schools earn National Blue Ribbon honor(9/25)

Garrisonville named Blue Ribbon school (9/24)

West Virginia

Monongah Middle School Named a Blue Ribbon School(9/26)

A Blue Ribbon day for Monongah Middle School (9/25)

Wisconsin

Our Redeemer named Blue Ribbon school (12/23)

Feds hang a blue ribbon on Muskego school (9/30)

Muskego, Grafton schools win national Blue Ribbon awards(9/25)

Auinas recognized by US Department of Education(9/24)

Five public schools given national Blue Ribbon honor (9/24)

Wyoming

Coffeen Elementary named a 2013 Blue Ribbon school (10/1)