posted 7/29/2010

Delaware in the News-Education Nation

Governor Markell to Join Education Secretary, NBC News and Teachers, Parents and Students for

Governor Jack Markell will take part in the first annual "Education Nation," hosted by
NBC News on Rockefeller Plaza during the week of September 27, 2010.  The
nationally broadcast event begins with an interactive two-day summit and will focus on
in-depth conversation about improving education in America.

"Ensuring Delaware’s children get a world-class education has been a focus of my
administration from day one," said Markell.  "To keep our kids learning, we need to
keep learning from the best ideas and the wealth of experience available nationwide. 
To make sure our kids are at the forefront of education and have the best opportunities
to succeed in the world economy, we have been engaging with people across the
state, as well as from across the country."
 
Governor Markell will join Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Harlem Children Zone’s CEO
Geoffrey Canada, President of MIT Susan Hockfield, National Superintendent of the
Year Elizabeth Morgan, and Civil Rights Activist Al Sharpton, along with a host of top
leaders in education.

"This is an opportunity to celebrate great teachers and leaders, highlight successful
models of reform and share the best ideas to ensure that America will have the highest
proportion of students graduating from college in the world by 2020," said Secretary
Duncan.

"Education Nation" will include more than 300 big thinkers in government, politics,
business and technology — as well as school administrators, teachers, parents and
students — to tackle the challenges and highlight exciting opportunities and big ideas
in education reform. The goal of "Education Nation" is to provide clear information on
how schools are performing, re-imagine what education in America can be, build on
national momentum within the policy and reform communities, and inspire changes
that enable our nation to prepare a skilled workforce to meet the demands of the future.
Special news coverage and programming airing across all NBC News programs and
platforms will extend beyond the two-day summit for the entire week of September
27th.
 
In addition to the panels and discussions taking place at the Summit, NBC News will
work with the Rockwell Group, exhibition designer Ralph Appelbaum, and Tishman
Speyer (co-owner of Rockefeller Center) to create a "Learning Plaza." The general
public will be able to visit the plaza to explore and learn in unique, interactive
classrooms that highlight the latest technologies and techniques used in award-
winning classrooms nationwide.
 
Partners of "Education Nation" include The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
University of Phoenix, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, American Express,
Raytheon, Tishman Speyer and Scholastic. In addition to promoting the summit to
teachers, students and parents through its network, Scholastic will also assign its kid
reporter network to cover the summit from the student perspective.

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