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Local News WDDE Governor Markell seeks business support for Common Core and college readiness efforts Gov. Jack Markell (D-Delaware) called on local business leaders Monday to do their part in helping Delaware students become career and college ready. Markell joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in hosting a conference on effective...

Local News Huffington Post Why Race to the Top worked An opinion by Governor Jack Markell In spring 2010, Delaware was one of two states to win the first of Race to the Top's four-year grants, making this month's anniversary an appropriate time to ask whether the multi-billion dollar project has been worth the taxpayers' money. The results show...

Local News Washington Post Education secretary Duncan visits Delaware U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Markell met with teachers who are participating in the Delaware Talent Cooperative, an initiative that uses financial incentives to attract and retain highly-effective educators serving Delaware’s highest-need schools. While...

Local News The News Journal State’s college push seems to be working Gov. Jack Markell is expected to announce this progress in the state’s “Getting to Zero” initiative Wednesday when he and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visit Mount Pleasant High School in Penny Hill to discuss college readiness with local students. The goal is...