Friday, September 10, 2010

8 D.C. area schools win National Blue Ribbon award for academic achievement

8 D.C. area schools win National Blue Ribbon award for academic achievement

8 D.C. area schools win National Blue Ribbon award for academic achievement

Sarah Hillware talks with Mayor Adrian M. Fenty at the School Without Walls, where Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the National Blue Ribbon School award winners.
Sarah Hillware talks with Mayor Adrian M. Fenty at the School Without Walls, where Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the National Blue Ribbon School award winners. (Bill O'leary/the Washington Post)
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Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 10, 2010

Eight public and private schools in the Washington area received one of the highest distinctions in U.S. education Thursday as Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the 304 winners of the National Blue Ribbon School awards.

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Duncan spoke at the District's School Without Walls on Thursday, citing the school -- the only one in the District to receive the award -- for its progress in raising achievement levels among disadvantaged and minority students.

The school, on the campus of George Washington University, requires an application for admission and