Gov. Fortuño is taking a community-drive approach to education reform in Puerto Rico, preparing youth to exercise good citizenship and succeed in the global economy.

Gov. Haslam visits a Tennessee high school to get a first-hand look at efforts to integrate STEM education in the classroom.

Mindful of the link between education and a strong workforce, OK Gov. Fallin stresses literacy and early learning as intrinsic to her overall economic development plan.

Gov. Jay Nixon talks with students in the hallway of East Middle School, which was built in a former warehouse in 57 days to replace a school that was destroyed.

Gov. Fortuño's "Mi Escuela en Tus Manos" campaign encourages public participation in maintaining and improving Puerto Rico's public schools.

A staunch proponent of innovation in education, NC Gov. Perdue explains how the business community can support local schools.

Committed to fostering a ready workforce, WV Gov. Tomblin shares details of his Dropout Prevention Program with high school students, stressing the importance of staying in school.

USVI Gov. de Jongh visits William's Delight Head Start Center to show his support for early childhood education during the annual "Week of the Young Child" observation.

Gov. Haslam is keeping education reform at the forefront of his agenda as part of an overall effort to grow high quality jobs in Tennessee.

Focused on economic competitiveness, AR Gov. Beebe recently launched Y.E.S. 2.0, a high school program designed to boost entrepreneurship education.

Seen here greeting students at Florida International Academy charter school, Gov. Scott is working to "put students first" by increasing school choice. 

Gov. Haslam and wife Crissy Haslam present a Tennessee preschooler with a copy of the "Little Engine that Could." The book is the one millionth book given away by Dolly Parton's literacy program, Imagination Library, an effort to instill in children a love of learning from the start.

A former educator, Gov. Tomblin thanks Arch Coal for supporting education in West Virginia, and congratulates winners of the 2011 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards presented to outstanding classroom teachers.

A proponent of improving access to higher education, Gov. Nixon is calling for the expansion of Missouri's A+ Scholarship program to help more families afford college.

Gov. McDonnell's "Opportunity to Learn" is designed to offer options and innovation for all Virginia schoolchildren, but especially those who are at-risk or in underperforming school systems.

Gov. Beebe visits with third-graders at Bryant Elementary before the dedication of the first "Arkansas History Room," a classroom museum full of artifacts from around the state that will serve as a learning tool for students across Arkansas.

Gov. Perdue promotes reading as the catalyst for students' future academic success and the ability to compete in the global workforce. Here she celebrates "Read Across America Day" with North Carolina kindergartners.

Arkansas Gov. Beebe introduces the YOUniversal Scholarship Application program to improve access to higher education by making it easier for students to get funding.