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  Category: Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017)


Governor Markell, Secretary Small honor wide-ranging spectrum of DNREC Volunteers of the Year at State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016

Governor Markell and DNREC Secretary Small honored the Department’s 2016 Volunteers of the Year – a roll call for magnanimous activity on DNREC’s behalf that saw awards presented in 11 volunteer categories.



Governor’s Weekly Message: Preparing All of Our Students for Success in College and Life

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the work done in the state to ensure all of our students have the skills they need to be competitive in an economy that requires more skills than ever before.



Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Preparing All of Our Students for Success in College and Life

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016

All Delaware students deserve the chance to make the most of their talents in an economy that requires a higher level of skill than ever before. Thanks to the hard work of many educators and administrators, we are getting closer to that goal, from vast improvement in access to high quality early childhood programs, to record high school graduation rates. And after just two years, our Pathways to Prosperity program is giving thousands of students the opportunity to earn college credit and workplace experience in high-demand industries like IT, engineering, and health care.



Governor Signs Legislation to Expand School-based Health Centers

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2016

At a signing ceremony today at Conrad Schools of Science near Wilmington, Governor Markell signed House Bill 234 which ensures that school-based health centers are established in every Delaware secondary public school.



Markell Signs Mandatory Sentencing Reform into Law

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Governor Markell has signed legislation into law that enacts a proposal from his State of the State address to reform Delaware’s habitual offender law, eliminating mandatory life sentences for drug offenders and providing judges with more discretion for sentencing non-violent offenders. Senate Bill 163 was championed by State Senator Karen Peterson and received bi-partisan support when approved recently by the General Assembly.






  Category: Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017)

Governor Markell, Secretary Small honor wide-ranging spectrum of DNREC Volunteers of the Year at State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016

Governor Markell and DNREC Secretary Small honored the Department’s 2016 Volunteers of the Year – a roll call for magnanimous activity on DNREC’s behalf that saw awards presented in 11 volunteer categories.



Governor’s Weekly Message: Preparing All of Our Students for Success in College and Life

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016

Wilmington, DE – In his weekly message, Governor Markell highlights the work done in the state to ensure all of our students have the skills they need to be competitive in an economy that requires more skills than ever before.



Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Preparing All of Our Students for Success in College and Life

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016

All Delaware students deserve the chance to make the most of their talents in an economy that requires a higher level of skill than ever before. Thanks to the hard work of many educators and administrators, we are getting closer to that goal, from vast improvement in access to high quality early childhood programs, to record high school graduation rates. And after just two years, our Pathways to Prosperity program is giving thousands of students the opportunity to earn college credit and workplace experience in high-demand industries like IT, engineering, and health care.



Governor Signs Legislation to Expand School-based Health Centers

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2016

At a signing ceremony today at Conrad Schools of Science near Wilmington, Governor Markell signed House Bill 234 which ensures that school-based health centers are established in every Delaware secondary public school.



Markell Signs Mandatory Sentencing Reform into Law

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Governor Markell has signed legislation into law that enacts a proposal from his State of the State address to reform Delaware’s habitual offender law, eliminating mandatory life sentences for drug offenders and providing judges with more discretion for sentencing non-violent offenders. Senate Bill 163 was championed by State Senator Karen Peterson and received bi-partisan support when approved recently by the General Assembly.