Islamic school receives America's top award for academic success
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PASADENA -- New Horizon, a private Islamic school, has been awarded the Blue Ribbon, the highest award the U.S. Department of Education bestows to recognize academic excellence.
Interim school head Amira Al-Sarraf believes that New Horizon is the first Islamic school to earn this award. The distinction means the school's students scored in the top 10 percent of the nation in standardized math and reading tests.
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PASADENA -- New Horizon, a private Islamic school, has been awarded the Blue Ribbon, the highest award the U.S. Department of Education bestows to recognize academic excellence.
Interim school head Amira Al-Sarraf believes that New Horizon is the first Islamic school to earn this award. The distinction means the school's students scored in the top 10 percent of the nation in standardized math and reading tests.
Read the whole article at:
http://www2.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_3070399