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119-sres-568119th Congress

A resolution recognizing the schools selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025 and celebrating the history of the Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

Sponsored By: Senator Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

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Summary

Recognizing the 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools would formally celebrate those schools and the program's history. It would also call on the Secretary of Education to immediately reinstate the Blue Ribbon Schools program.

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  • Commends educators and school leaders for the work that led to these honors and says the designation validates their efforts.
  • Highlights the program's role in modeling strong teaching practices and uplifting methods to close achievement gaps, noting the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress showed high school reading and math scores at their lowest in two decades.
  • Records that the Department of Education discontinued the program on August 29, 2025, says States and communities have kept the legacy alive locally, and explicitly recognizes the Illinois schools selected for the 2025 designation.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 12/18/2025

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