THREE NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS MAKE THE GRADE. THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED IT'S LATEST LIST OF "BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS." THE SCHOOLS ARE THE ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE AT U-N-M CHARTER SCHOOL, ANTHONY ELEMENTARY IN ANTHONY AND HOLLOMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ALAMOGORDO.
OVERALL, THE DEPARTMENT LABELED 286 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE AS BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES SCHOOLS FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OR FOR MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE.
