A resolution recognizing the schools selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025 and celebrating the history of the Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

Senate Resolution

S.Res. 568

119th Congress

A resolution recognizing the schools selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025 and celebrating the history of the Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

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Introduced:Dec 18, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Richard Durbin

D - IL

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Summary

This resolution honors the 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools and protests the Department of Education's August 2025 decision to discontinue the 43-year-old program. It lists 28 Illinois schools that were selected before the program ended and calls on the Secretary of Education to immediately reinstate this recognition program for high-performing and improving schools.

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8924)

Introduced12/18/2025

StatusReferred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8924)

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A resolution recognizing the schools selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025 and celebrating the history of the Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

This resolution honors the 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools and protests the Department of Education's August 2025 decision to discontinue the 43-year-old program. It lists 28 Illinois schools that were selected before the program ended and calls on the Secre

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This resolution honors the 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools and protests the Department of Education's August 2025 decision to discontinue the 43-year-old program. It lists 28 Illinois schools that were selected before the program ended and calls on the Secretary of Education to immediately reinstate this recognition program for high-performing and improving schools.

Bill Number: 568
Introduced: 12/18/2025
Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8924)

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Title: A resolution recognizing the schools selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025 and celebrating the history of the Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
Bill Number: 568
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8924)
Introduced: 12/18/2025
Summary: This resolution honors the 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools and protests the Department of Education's August 2025 decision to discontinue the 43-year-old program. It lists 28 Illinois schools that were selected before the program ended and calls on the Secretary of Education to immediately reinsta

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This resolution honors the 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools and protests the Department of Education's August 2025 decision to discontinue the 43-year-old program. It lists 28 Illinois schools that were selected before the program ended and calls on the Secretary of Education to immediately reinstate this recognition program for high-performing and improving schools.

Last updated: 12/26/2025

Key Points

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Recognizes schools selected as 2025 Blue Ribbon Schools before program was discontinued
Documents that the Blue Ribbon Schools program honored over 9,000 schools since 1982
Notes the program was discontinued by the Department of Education on August 29, 2025
Lists 28 Illinois schools that earned the 2025 designation (public, private, parochial)
Calls on Secretary of Education to immediately reinstate the program
Cites declining test scores in 2024 "Nation's Report Card" as reason the program matters

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

The 2025 class of Blue Ribbon Schools would receive Congressional recognition even though the federal program was discontinued. Educators and administrators at honored schools gain formal acknowledgment. The resolution signals Congressional opposition to ending the program. Students at Blue Ribbon Schools benefit from the prestige recognition brings. The broader education community loses a 43-year tradition of celebrating excellence.

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Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

568, 119th Congress (2025). "A resolution recognizing the schools selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2025 and celebrating the history of the Blue Ribbon Schools Program.". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-sres-568

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