Columbia, SC (FOX Carolina) – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized three Upstate schools on Thursday as <a href=”http://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/GpYcCKrGr9FqLzWVYIvE0So?domain=link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com” target=”_blank”>National Blue Ribbon Schools</a> for 2020.

The recognition is based on schools’ overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups, according to SC Education Superintendent Molly