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Thursday, May 05, 2011

Delaware’s Best Educators Honored

WILMINGTON -- Educators from across Delaware were honored Monday at the annual Superstars in Education awards dinner at the Center on the Riverfront.

Winners of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce's Superstars in Education each earned a $2,500 prize. The educators will visit other schools to help them learn how to replicate the programs.

More than 500 attended the awards dinner Monday, where they learned more about achievements in Delaware schools.

The business community wants to work to help build better schools, something that's important to have a strong workforce, said Jim Wolfe, the president and CEO of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce.

Gov. Jack Markell told the crowd -- educators, union leaders, the business community and politicians -- that their support is key to education reforms in Delaware.

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