Two GISD campuses named national Blue Ribbon Schools

GARLAND,TX. (October 6, 2014) Earlier this year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) nominated 25 Texas public schools for national 2014 Blue Ribbon Schools recognition. Two of those 25 were Routh Roach Elementary School and Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence.

The U.S. Department of Education announced the nation’s 337 schools selected to receive the honor Sept. 30. All 25 Texas public schools made the cut, granting Routh Roach its second title and Walnut Glen its third.

Founded in 1982, Blue Ribbon Schools is a U.S. Department of Education program that recognizes public and private elementary, middle and high schools with high-performing students.

Watch U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan address all 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools online.

For more information on the Blue Ribbon Schools program, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website.

Submitted by Caren Rodriguez, Garland Independent School District Staff Writer.

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