GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY, DR. NANCY GRASMICK TO LEAD DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON, DC FOR ‘RACE TO THE TOP’

ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 10, 2010) – Governor Martin O’Malley and Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nancy Grasmick will lead a delegation tomorrow to meet with officials from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the President’s “Race to the Top” initiative. Maryland was recently named a finalist in the “Race to the Top” grant initiative, which could bring up to $250 million in education investments to Maryland. Tomorrow, a delegation of five led by Governor O’Malley and Dr. Grasmick will interview privately with a team from the U.S. Department of Education, and will be available for media questions following that meeting.