Category “Transcripts”
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Preparing Our Workforce for Jobs of the FutureWe are passionately focused on ensuring Delaware has a world class education system, but we also know learning does not end on graduation day.May 17, 2013
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Ensuring Equality and Safety for Future GenerationsThis was a great week for Delaware. We got things done. While the federal government continues to bicker and cling to partisan politics, here in Delaware we’re shining a spotlight on what can be accomplished when individuals come together for the greater good of our communities – regardless of their political affiliation.May 10, 2013
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Connecting Communities, Improving Quality of LifeThis week, Delaware was named by the League of American Bicyclists as the 5th most bicycle-friendly state in the country, ranking number one in the northeastern US. That’s something we should feel really good about – because it shows the progress we’ve been making to expand trails and pathways and ultimately, leave the state better than we found it for our kids and grandchildren.May 3, 2013
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Preparing Our Students by Supporting Our EducatorsThe future success of our state is dependent on how well we educate today’s youth – and their academic success is dependent, in part, on quality educators. As we continue to raise our academic standards for students statewide, we are also enhancing our recruitment and retention efforts for educators. April 26, 2013
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Investing in Early Childhood EducationThe most important investments that we make as a society are those in helping our children get off to a strong start in life. We’ve stepped up our focus in this area, leveraging state and federal investments here in Delaware over the past several years.April 19, 2013
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Marriage Equality – Writing the Next Chapter in HistoryEarlier this week, I was honored to join with hundreds of students at the University of Delaware for a rally on marriage equality. As you can see from this footage – the atmosphere was energizing. It has been remarkable to be engaged in the fast-moving transformation of public opinion on the issue of marriage equality – momentum that can be attributed, in large part, to our youth. Much as the civil rights and women’s liberation movements served as a call-to-action for young adults of the 60s and 70s, debating issues like marriage equality and gender identity will become defining moments in their lifetime. And yet, for many of them, the current debate leaves them perplexed. April 12, 2013
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Protecting the Environment Through Education InitiativesTwo of Delaware’s 2013 Green Ribbon winners are from the Red Clay Consolidated School District: Conrad Schools of Science and Richardson Park Elementary in partnership with Richardson Park Learning Center. These schools are part of Red Clay’s district-wide energy-efficiency program, the first of its kind in Delaware.April 5, 2013
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Increasing Independence for Individuals with DisabilitiesHi, my name is Anas Ben Addi, Director of the Delaware State Housing Authority. As you know, Governor Markell has made serving people with disabilities the centerpiece of his policy work as Chair of the National Governors Association.March 29, 2013
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Celebrating Student Research, Supporting STEM EducationCelebrating Student Research, Supporting STEM Education - Governor Jack A. Markell Weekly Message
I’m speaking to you this week the Delaware biotechnology Institute in Newark, where I got to name the winners of the BioGENEius challenge. This is a phenomenal competition amongst high school students in our state doing some amazing work in the area of biotechnology.March 22, 2013
- Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Improving Quality of Life While Supporting the EconomyEarlier this week, Governor Markell and I had the chance to visit Evraz Steel right here in Claymont. We announced one of the largest investments to improve this great facility: reduce the particulate emissions by 99%. What that means is all the dust that used to come from this plant that would affect the local community or affect the workers here is now actually being captured by this great facility right here. March 15, 2013
