Michigan liaison Erika Bolig describes ramping up NBRS involvement after Michigan’s 10-year hiatus from the program. She highlights the program’s vital role in Michigan’s ambitious new education goals.

 

Erika Bolig Interview Transcript

 

For more information on becoming a National Blue Ribbon School, please visit the FAQ page, which details the nomination process and criteria for both public and non-public schools. Contact your state liaison.

Missouri liaison Catherine Rust reflects on her long history with the program and its impact on the Missouri Gold Star Schools.

 

Catherine Rust Interview Transcript

 

For more information on becoming a National Blue Ribbon School, please visit the FAQ page, which details the nomination process and criteria for both public and non-public schools. Contact your state liaison.

A retired engineer inspired an engineering program at a Minnesota high school; an enterprising teacher earned MIT certification and built the first FABrication LAB in an American high school.

Encouraged by the success of teaching engineering at the middle and high school levels, a Minnesota district offers engineering content to all students preK up.

After turning around a failing Austin, TX school, the principal realized her dream of a school where academics and fine arts reinforce each other.

A post-industrial North Carolina community has created a high school/college hybrid that supports students in preparing for and succeeding in 4-yr college programs.

A rigorous preK program, with classes in both Spanish and English, prepares young children to be successful students at a Texas elementary school.

Intense professional development transformed how writing is taught to students at an elementary school in Compton, CA.

In addition to opening AP and IB courses to all students, Campus High School offers more than 150 courses in 17 different Career Pathways, from architecture and health sciences to manufacturing and education

With a high population of immigrant students for whom English is not their native language, Chadwick Elementary School prepares all students for success through an intense reading program.