Markell Signs Budget Capping Legislative Session that Strengthens Delaware Schools, Business Climate, Public Safety and Equality
Surrounded by lawmakers, Governor Jack Markell signed a balanced fiscal year 2014 budget to cap a session that invested in job creation and greater opportunities for all Delawareans and included long sought reforms in education and public safety.
Delaware General Assembly Passes Charter School Reform
To significantly update Delaware’s charter school laws for the first time since 1995, the Senate passed legislation, advocated by Governor Jack Markell, to better support high-performing charter schools while making it harder for low-performing ones to exist in Delaware.
Governor Signs Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Act
Governor Jack Markell signed the Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Act (SB 97), ensuring equal legal protections to transgender individuals in Delaware.
Governor Signs Bill to Improve Teacher Preparation
Fulfilling the commitment from his 2013 State of the State to better prepare Delaware’s educators for the classroom, Governor Markell signed legislation that raises the bar for entering the teaching profession.
Governor Signs School Choice Reform, Keeps Pledge from State-of-the-State
After vowing in his State of the State 2013 to address unfair burdens of the school choice system on Delaware families, Governor Jack Markell signed legislation (House Bill 90) today to simplify the application process and help ensure students can attend their chosen school.
