The U.S. Department of Education announced the winners of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program last week and 12 public charter schools were among the recognized schools. Each year, Chief State School Officers are invited to nominate public and private schools that meet criteria established by the U.S. Department of Education. Public schools must have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for three consecutive years including the year the school is nominated. Additionally, one-third of all the nominated schools in a state must be schools with at least 40 percent of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Once schools are nominated, they must submit detailed applications that describe the instructional program and performance outcomes of students at the school. The program also profiles a small number of winning schools each year. The North Star Academy Charter School was profiled as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2010.
Congratulations to the 2013 National Blue Ribbon public charter schools!
Charter School
State
DC Prep Edgewood Elementary Campus
District of Columbia
Charter School of Wilmington
Delaware
Hartridge Academy
Florida
Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College
Florida
Prairie Crossing Charter School
Illinois
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School
Louisiana
International Spanish Language Academy
Minnesota
Albuquerque Institute for Mathematics and Science
New Mexico
Harding Charter Preparatory High School
Oklahoma
The Laboratory Charter School of Communication and Languages
Pennsylvania
Souderton Charter School Collaborative
Pennsylvania
Tidioute Community Charter School
Pennsylvania
Anna Nicotera is the senior director of research at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
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