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Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Raising the Bar for Student Success

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, September 6, 2013




Efforts to improve our schools must focus on ensuring every student who comes through Delaware’s education system not only earns a high school diploma, but is also ready for his or her next steps after graduation. One of the most significant developments toward that goal is the transition to the Common Core State Standards, which were put together with broad input – including from teachers – to ensure that our students are gaining the
skills that they need to be ready for college and a career. This is a bipartisan effort, driven by states across the country, to raise the bar for our students without interference from federal mandates. It emphasizes the ability of our next generation of workers – your kids, our kids – to apply lessons learned in the classroom to real-world situations. And it’s won support from everybody from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the National PTA, even the U.S. Army. But we’re only make Common Core work if we show Delawareans why it’s important and if we help our educators make the transition.

Part of our effort took place this week here at Silver Lake Elementary School, where I joined state legislators and school board members, who participated in math and language arts lessons to see what the practical impact is of these higher expectations.  Those who attended will help inform neighbors and colleagues and we’re working with the PTA to reach out to parents directly. Meanwhile, we’re offering districts the support and the resources to implement Common Core in ways that meet their needs, recognizing that individual schools and teachers know best how to help their students. By giving our students the best chance to make the most of their abilities, we’ll keep Delaware moving forward.

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Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Raising the Bar for Student Success

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, September 6, 2013




Efforts to improve our schools must focus on ensuring every student who comes through Delaware’s education system not only earns a high school diploma, but is also ready for his or her next steps after graduation. One of the most significant developments toward that goal is the transition to the Common Core State Standards, which were put together with broad input – including from teachers – to ensure that our students are gaining the
skills that they need to be ready for college and a career. This is a bipartisan effort, driven by states across the country, to raise the bar for our students without interference from federal mandates. It emphasizes the ability of our next generation of workers – your kids, our kids – to apply lessons learned in the classroom to real-world situations. And it’s won support from everybody from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the National PTA, even the U.S. Army. But we’re only make Common Core work if we show Delawareans why it’s important and if we help our educators make the transition.

Part of our effort took place this week here at Silver Lake Elementary School, where I joined state legislators and school board members, who participated in math and language arts lessons to see what the practical impact is of these higher expectations.  Those who attended will help inform neighbors and colleagues and we’re working with the PTA to reach out to parents directly. Meanwhile, we’re offering districts the support and the resources to implement Common Core in ways that meet their needs, recognizing that individual schools and teachers know best how to help their students. By giving our students the best chance to make the most of their abilities, we’ll keep Delaware moving forward.

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