Governor O'Malley Hosts P-20 Leadership Council

Council Charged with Aligning State’s Education and Workforce Programs

ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 11, 2008) – Governor Martin O’Malley hosted the O’Malley-Brown Administration’s P-20 Leadership Council today and charged the Council with better aligning Maryland’s education systems with workforce demands. The P-20 Leadership Council, created in 2007 by Executive Order 01.01.2007.20, was established to create an integrated statewide system to better prepare Maryland students for the jobs of the 21st century while enhancing the State’s economic competitiveness by creating a workforce with 21st century skills.

“The people of Maryland are our greatest asset and our continued economic strength depends upon our ability to invest in them, and prepare our children today for the jobs of tomorrow,” said Governor O’Malley. “This Council fosters partnerships between the State of Maryland educators and the business community to generate new ideas to align our education systems with the needs of employers that are innovative and ambitious to prepare our students to compete in the 21st Century.”

The P20 Council is made up of 35 stakeholders from all levels of education, labor and business sectors with the charge of seeking the best way to better prepare Maryland students for the jobs of the 21st Century while enhancing the State’s economic competitiveness by creating a workforce with 21st Century skills. Governor O’Malley charged the Council to action by establishing the current Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Career and Technical Education (CTE) baselines, identifying the gaps between baseline and current needs and developing a strategic plan to fill those gaps.

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