Meyer signs Literacy Month proclamation
Gov. Matt Meyer rolled up to North Georgetown Elementary School Sept. 22 just like he did during his teaching years, but this time with a laser focus on literacy.
“So much of learning starts with the bedrock of literacy,” he said before signing a Literacy Month proclamation.
Standing in the school’s library surrounded by books, Meyer spoke of the importance of learning to enjoy reading. Today, he said, there are more distractions than ever, but he’s committed to improving the literacy rate among Delaware schoolchildren, recently declaring a literacy emergency in the state.
Joining Meyer was Department of Education Secretary Cynthia Marten who said she looks forward to visiting schools and hearing from teachers on what they need to succeed.
“Teachers know their students best,” she said.
Marten said she looks forward to incorporating artificial intelligence tools in the classroom for an added resource.
Melissa Steele is a staff writer covering the state Legislature, government and police. Her newspaper career spans more than 30 years and includes working for the Delaware State News, Burlington County Times, The News Journal, Dover Post and Milford Beacon before coming to the Cape Gazette in 2012. Her work has received numerous awards, most notably a Pulitzer Prize-adjudicated investigative piece, and a runner-up for the MDDC James S. Keat Freedom of Information Award.
