WAIS Named Blue Ribbon School

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that Spring Branch ISD’s Westchester Academy for International Studies (WAIS), a combined charter middle and high school, was selected as a 2011 Blue Ribbon School.

WAIS is one of only 304 schools nationwide to be honored for overall academic excellence and for success in closing student achievement gaps. Only 10 schools in Texas were named...

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WAIS & 6 others recognized as Blue Ribbon Schools

HOUSTON The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that 26 schools in Texas were named as 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools, and seven schools from the Houston-area were included.

These public and private K-12 schools are among the 305 being honored for their overall academic excellence or for their...

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