,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #efh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,durb9 7= himself & ,ms4      
,duckwor?7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1
 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! s*ools       
select$ z ,national ,blue ,ribbon       
,s*ools = #bjbe & celebrat+ ! hi/ory ( !
 ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools ,program4  ,:]eas
 ! ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools program 0      
creat$ by ! ,reagan ,adm9i/ration 9     
#aihb to provide nationwide recognition 
( s*ools = academic excell5ce & progress
 9 clos+ a*ievem5t gaps2 ,:]eas ! ,blue 
,ribbon ,s*ools program has be5 consid]$
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,unit$ ,/ates & has honor$ m ?an #i1jjj 
public 7includ+ *>t]7 & private 7includ+
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,:]eas ! ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools program  
validates ! "w ( ! educators ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 models ! be/ tea*+ practices    
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & inspires      

s*ools to adopt simil>ly rigor\s        
practices2 ,:]eas ! ,blue ,ribbon       
,s*ools program plays an important role 
9 uplift+ be/ practices 9 clos+         
a*ievem5t gaps1 especially z ! #bjbd    
,national ,assessm5t ( ,educational     
,progress1 commonly ref]r$ to z !       
,nation's ,report ,c>d1 %[$ t av]age    
read+ & ma!matics scores = high s*ool   
s5iors fell to _! l[e/ levels 9 #b      
decades2 ,:]eas ! decision made ,augu/  
#bi1 #bjbe1 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education 
to discont9ue ! ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools   
program has elim9at$ a national         
spotlight on :at works 9 education2     
,:]eas despite ! decision by ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,education1 ,/ates & communities     
cont9ue ! legacy ( ! ,blue ,ribbon      
,s*ools program by lead+ initiatives to 
recognize _! own exempl>y s*ools at !   
,/ate & local level2 ,:]eas1 be=e !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,education discont9u$ !     
,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools program 9 #bjbe1 !
 s*ools f ! ,/ate ( ,ill9ois select$ = !
 #bjbe ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools designation

 includ$-- 7#a7 ,asc5sion ,ca?olic      
,s*ool2  7#b7 ,cl>5don ,hills ,middle   
,s*ool2  7#c7 ,gl5 ,oaks ,elem5t>y      
,s*ool2  7#d7 ,highl&s ,elem5t>y ,s*ool2
  7#e7 ,k5n$y ,junior ,high ,s*ool2     
7#f7 ,lib]ty ,int]m$iate ,s*ool2  7#g7  
,l9coln-,way ,ea/ ,high ,s*ool2  7#h7   
,lyons ,t[n%ip ,high ,s*ool2  7#i7      
,masc\tah ,middle ,s*ool2  7#aj7 ,our   
,lady ( ,m\nt ,c>mel ,academy2  7#aa7   
,pleasantdale ,middle ,s*ool2  7#ab7    
,prescott ,elem5t>y ,s*ool2  7#ac7      
,reg9a ,dom9ican ,high ,s*ool2  7#ad7   
,s>ah ,adams ,elem5t>y ,s*ool2  7#ae7   
,/4 ,anne ,ca?olic ,s*ool2  7#af7 ,/4   
,giles ,s*ool2  7#ag7 ,/4 ,john ( !     
,cross ,p>i% ,s*ool2  7#ah7 ,/4 ,mat?ias
 ,s*ool2  7#ai7 ,/4 ,norb]t ,s*ool2     
7#bj7 ,/4 ,!rese ,*9ese ,ca?olic ,s*ool2
  7#ba7 ,sunset ,ridge ,elem5t>y ,s*ool2
  7#bb7 ,! ,academy at ,/4 ,joan ( ,arc2
  7#bc7 ,timo?y ,*ri/ian ,p-#h2  7#bd7  
,walk] ,elem5t>y ,s*ool2  7#be7 ,w>r5   
,elem5t>y ,s*ool2  7#bf7 ,:eaton        
,academy2  7#bg7 ,william ,fremd ,high  

,s*ool2 &  7#bh7 ,woodl&s ,academy ( !  
,sacr$ ,he>t2 & ,:]eas x is imp]ative t 
! ,s5ate honors ! s*ools select$ to be  
,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools 9 #bjbe f e ,/ate 
& ! legacy ( ! ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools    
program3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 
7#a7 recognizes & celebrates-- 7,a7 !   
s*ools select$ to be #bjbe ,national    
,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools be=e ! ,blue      
,ribbon ,s*ools program 0 discont9u$2 & 
7,b7 ! hi/ory ( ! ,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools 
program2  7#b7 comm5ds ! educators1     
s*ool adm9i/rators1 & communities ( su* 
s*ools = _! h>d "w t l$ to ?is          
a*ievem5t2 &  7#c7 calls ^u ! ,secret>y 
( ,education to imm$iately re9/ate !    
,blue ,ribbon ,s*ools program4