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St. Raphael School in Rockville has been chosen as a recipient of the 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools award from the U.S. Department of Education. The department announced 362 schools across the country this year as National Blue Ribbon Schools. Fifty of those are 50 non-public schools. https://www.instagram.com/p/B27MosCBo-N/ St. Raphael’s is a fairly new Catholic […]

“It’s like winning the Oscars,” said Ronald McNair Elementary School Principal Sherry Moses. Moses response comes during a special ceremony at the school early Wednesday featuring Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith and State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Salmon. Out of 1,500 schools in the state of Maryland, Ronald McNair and Farmland […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith is expected to join Montgomery Board of Education President Michael Durso and Maryland State Superintendent of Schools, Karen Salmon, in a special ceremony to honor Farmland and Ronald McNair Elementary Schools for their Blue Ribbon accomplishments, according to a news release. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a […]

Two of the six elementary schools selected as 2016-2017 Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools are located in Montgomery County. The two Montgomery County schools are Farmland Elementary School in Rockville and Ronald McNair Elementary School in Germantown. Both schools have a diverse population. The four other schools recognized as Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools on Monday are Shipley’s […]

Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin are congratulating eight schools across Maryland, including Our Lady of Lourdes School in Bethesda, that were designated today by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan with a National Blue Ribbon Award. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools where students either achieve […]

Rachel Carson Elementary School (RCES) has been named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The Gaithersburg school was honored for its outstanding academic performance, as well as its leadership, professional development and instructional programs. Rachel Carson is the 35th school in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to be named […]