{"id":709,"date":"2020-09-24T17:15:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T17:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/2020\/09\/24\/four-mississippi-schools-receive-national-blue-ribbon-school-honors_20200924\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T17:15:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T17:15:22","slug":"four-mississippi-schools-receive-national-blue-ribbon-school-honors_20200924","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/communications\/2020\/09\/24\/four-mississippi-schools-receive-national-blue-ribbon-school-honors_20200924\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Mississippi Schools Receive National Blue Ribbon School Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWS RELEASE<\/strong> <\/p>\n

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2020<\/p>\n

JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 U.S. Department of Education today recognized four<\/strong> Mississippi<\/strong> schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools<\/u><\/a> for 2020. The recognition is based on a school\u2019s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.<\/p>\n

The following Mississippi<\/strong> schools were recognized:<\/p>\n

\"Four<\/p>\n

\u201cThis prestigious honor is the result of hard work by teachers, administrators, students and parents. I congratulate them on their awards and for providing an outstanding education to all students,\u201d said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education.<\/p>\n

The coveted National Blue Ribbon School award affirms the hard work of educators, families, and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging and engaging content. Now in its 38th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed almost 10,000 awards to more than 9,000 schools, with some schools winning multiple awards. Schools are eligible for nomination after five years. <\/p>\n

The department recognizes schools in one of two performance categories, based on all student scores, student subgroup scores and graduation rates:<\/p>\n