Governor's Weekly Message to Delawareans

Press Release

In his weekly message, Governor Markell announced that he, along with Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery and others will hit the road between now and the end of the year for ten public "Conversations about Stronger Schools." These "Conversations" will focus on efforts underway to improve student performance, support teachers and make sure Delaware's children graduate ready to succeed in work or college. The Governor, Education Secretary, educators, administrators and private sector employers will talk about a path to stronger schools and give Delawareans an opportunity to ask questions and engage on elements of the plan.

"For our state's long-term economic health and prosperity, it's clear the most critical thing we can do is make sure we have some of the best public schools in the country," said Governor Markell. "We need to know our kids are graduating ready to compete and ready to win -- against anyone in the world. This upcoming week, there are a number of opportunities to share some of that progress."

On Monday, Delaware will be represented at the Education Nation summit in New York City, which highlights best practices in public education from around the world. On Tuesday, the Governor will join hundreds of educators, academic and business leaders, administrators and others at the University of Delaware for a seminar called the "Race to Deliver," which focuses on the progress we have made here at home to make our public schools stronger. On Wednesday, states from around the country will send representatives to Delaware to learn what we've done right after winning the national Race to the Top contest. The most critical discussions will happen at a series of open "Conversation About Stronger Schools" taking place up and down the state between now and the end of the year.

You can also find the full schedule at Conversations about Stronger Schools or on Facebook.

At noon every Friday, a new video message is posted to the Governor's website and YouTube channel and is distributed to Delaware media outlets. Transcripts of the messages are posted and the audio version of the Governor's message is available on iTunes as a podcast for distribution to personal MP3 players and home computers. The Governor's weekly message is currently being carried on the air and posted on websites by various media outlets, and the direct link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aZPSUEc20U

Constituents, media outlets and others are free to link to the Governor's video message on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/GovernorMarkell - or on his Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/governormarkell - or on the Delaware State website at http://governor.delaware.gov/information/podcast_video.shtml. All are also invited to follow him on Twitter --http://www.twitter.com/governormarkell- and submit ideas through http://ideas.delaware.gov/.

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