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TagsBY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Jeanne M. DelColle, a history teacher at the Burlington County Institute of Technology, will represent New Jersey Tuesday when President Obama honors the 2012 National Teachers of the Year in the White House Rose Garden.
Obama will cite the educators for their work and dedication in the classroom.
"The President believes that the education of our children is critical to our nation’s success as we compete in a 21st century global economy," a White House spokesman said Friday. " We must make the investments in education and continue to inspire innovation, raise graduation rates, and ultimately out-educate our global competitors."
On Monday afternoon, Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Biden and an educator for more than 30 years, will host a reception for the teachers at the Vice President’s Residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington.
The National Teachers of the Year are chosen from among the state teachers of the year by a national selection committee, which represents the major national education organizations organized by the Council of Chief State School Officers.
