U.S. Department of Education

Three Northwest Indiana schools have gotten a National Blue Ribbon designation from the U.S. Department of Education. James B. Eads Elementary School in Munster, Central Elementary School in Valparaiso and Saint Paul Catholic School in Valparaiso were among just 297 nationwide to earn the distinction this year.

Schools are still learning what new Title IX regulations handed down from U.S. Department of Education last week mean for them as they continue dealing…