Ed. Magazine Blue Ribbon Honors Posted September 22, 2021 By Ed. Magazine K-12 School Leadership Organizational Change Student Achievement and Outcomes L: Ed.L.D. student Mona Ford Walker; R: Ed School graduate Brian Radley, Ed.M.’19 Congratulations to current Ed.L.D. student Mona Ford Walker and Ed School graduate Brian Radley, Ed.M.’19, for being honored today when U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognized 325 schools as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Included in that group is Winship Elementary in Boston, where Radley serves as the current principal and Ford Walker served as principal when the nomination was first made. Winship was nominated in the “Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools” category for being one of highest performing schools working to close the achievement gap in Massachusetts. Winship, located in the city’s Brighton neighborhood, includes families from more than 35 countries who speak more than 20 languages.Read more about Winship Elementary: Sharing the Lessons of School Improvement Ed. Magazine The magazine of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Explore All Articles Related Articles Ed. Magazine Brick Wall Mindsets How the stories we tell ourselves can get in the way of leading. Ed. Magazine COVID Has Made It Clear: We Can Do Better A school leader describes how society can — and should — redefine what school is. News The Next Phase of Ed.L.D. Alum Frank Barnes takes over as the program’s new director