4 NC Schools, Including 2 in Wake County, Named First Statewide Blue Ribbon Winners

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4 NC schools, including 2 in Wake County, named first statewide Blue Ribbon winners

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Four public schools in North Carolina — including two in Wake County and one in Moore County — have been named the first-ever statewide winners of the Blue Ribbon Schools award, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction announced on Monday. The NCDPI stated that, following the discontinuation of the National Blue Ribbon Program by the U.S. Department of Education, a statewide program was created to honor schools …