This resolution honors schools selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025 and recognizes the history of the federal Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which has recognized over 9,000 public and private schools for academic excellence since its creation in 1982. The resolution specifically celebrates 28 Illinois schools that received the 2025 designation, including public schools like Lincoln-Way East High School and private schools like Ascension Catholic School, before the Department of Education discontinued the program in August 2025. The resolution commends the educators, administrators, and communities at these schools for their achievement and calls on the Secretary of Education to reinstate the Blue Ribbon Schools Program. As a resolution rather than legislation, this measure expresses the Senate's recognition and support but does not create new law or direct funding; it serves primarily as a symbolic statement celebrating educational excellence and advocating for the restoration of a program that previously provided national recognition for outstanding schools.
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