The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2005 state of the state addresses. To assure that this information reaches you in a timely manner, minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) or format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the state.
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| Governor Robert L. Ehrlich's State of the State Address
Five pillars of our administration: Fiscal stability; Education; Health and Environment; Public Safety; and Commerce.
Higher Education
We have increased state funding for higher education by $67 million, and increased need-based aid $27 million. Additionally, our budget includes $155 million, a 55 percent increase, for public school construction.
Finance
In order to sustain the mandated increases in educational spending pursuant to the Thornton formula, and fund new school construction so desperately needed in every subdivision, we need a new, dedicated source of revenue. In Maryland, a fully phased in slots program in Maryland would mean more than $800 million in annual new revenue to our State. These dollars would help pay for mandated increases in educational spending pursuant to the Thornton formula, and new school construction so desperately needed in every subdivision. It's time to fulfill the mandate of 2002 and allow slots in Maryland.
Teacher Recruitment/Retention
Facilities
Early Childhood Education
Promotion/Retention
Charter Schools
Partnerships
We need to give equal attention to how well our educational system is preparing our students for the challenges of the 21st century workplace. Accordingly, Lieutenant Governor Steele has convened a distinguished group of Marylanders to examine and report on how our historic investments in public education are paying off for parents, students, and teachers. The panel will address issues related to: .. Teacher retention; .. School construction; .. Public-private partnerships; .. Early childhood education; .. Social promotion; and .. Public charter schools, among others.
Integrated Services
We need to encourage a "child first" culture throughout state government. Our Children's Wraparound Initiative will achieve this goal by bringing better and more efficient service delivery for "at-risk" children and their families.
Two "wraparound" demonstration projects – one in Baltimore City, the other in Montgomery County – will link children and families with intensive needs to community-based teams providing flexible treatment and services. The initiative will emphasize meeting the needs of troubled children at home and in local communities, rather than over-reliance on expensive, out-of-home residential care programs that treat the symptoms but rarely the problem. A "children's cabinet" will develop an inter-agency plan and fund. Further, a streamlined review process will ensure that children requiring out-of-home placements are quickly placed in an appropriate setting. Six different state councils will be consolidated into a single council that will advise the children's cabinet in both developing the state plan and awarding grants from the interagency fund.
http://www.gov.state.md.us/pdfs/sots2005WEB.pdf
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