{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://foxx.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=338421", "Foxx Congratulates Winston-Salems Whitaker Elementary on National Blue Ribbon Award", "2012-09-07", "2012", "2012-09", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Virginia Foxx", "F000450", "foxx.house.gov", "foxx", "https://foxx.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Whitaker Named One of Nation\u2019s 269 Finest for Preparing Students for Future Success\n\nCongresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC \u2013 05) is proud to congratulate Winston-Salem\u2019s own Whitaker Elementary School on its designation today as one of the United States\u2019 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools. The announcement of Whitaker\u2019s achievement was made today by Education Secretary Arne Duncan.\n\n\u201cWhitaker Elementary School has made Winston-Salem and all of North Carolina proud,\u201d Congresswoman Virginia Foxx stated. \u201cIts status as a National Blue Ribbon School reflects countless hours of hard work on the part of students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Congratulations to each of them! It is wonderful to know that children are being so well prepared at Whitaker Elementary School for bright, successful futures.\u201d\n\n\u201cSchools honored with the National Blue Ribbon Schools award are committed to accelerating student achievement and preparing students for success in college and careers,\u201d U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said. \u201cTheir work reflects the conviction that every child has promise and that education is the surest pathway to a strong, secure future.\u201d\n\nWhitaker Elementary, and other honorees, will be recognized at a November awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. Whitaker\u2019s principal, Mrs. Brenda Herman, and one Whitaker teacher will be invited to the event where they will receive a National Blue Ribbon Schools placard and a flag to signify the school\u2019s great achievement.\n\nSchools were designated as Blue Ribbon based upon the marked improvement in standardized test scores achieved by their student bodies, or by overall national excellence in reading and math test performance.\n\nEducation Department heads from each of the fifty states nominate public schools for Blue Ribbon recognition. The Council for American Private Education nominates private schools.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T21:11:34Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://foxx.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=338421"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9658872149884701, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}