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

This Senate resolution recognizes the schools chosen as 2025 National Blue Ribbon Schools before the U.S. Department of Education ended the program on August 29, 2025. It also recognizes the history of the program, which began in 1982 and has honored more than 9,000 public and private schools. The resolution lists 28 Illinois schools selected for 2025 and commends the educators, administrators, and communities of the selected schools. It calls on the Secretary of Education to immediately bring the Blue Ribbon Schools program back.

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Sponsors

• Richard J. Durbin Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors