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 Brad Henry's State of the State Address
Teacher Compensation
Must pass and implement the Achieving Classroom Excellence or ACE initiative. Last year we pledged to pay 100 percent of teachers' health insurance premiums, and we did. But, we also pledged that Oklahoma would no longer tolerate shamefully low wages while other states tried to lure our great teachers away. This year, we must honor our commitment and stay the course.
Kindergarten
Expand full-day kindergarten so our youngest generation can begin that journey to excellence.
Middle School
-- In our middle schools, we will improve lagging math scores by providing additional training for math teachers and computer labs for students. -- And, we will require meaningful 8th-grade testing, with resources and help for students who need it, to ensure every student demonstrates the skills and knowledge necessary for future success.
High School
-- Promote a college-bound curriculum and phase in end-of-course testing that demands results from students.
-- Require three years of high school math.
-- Make the senior year count by encouraging more of our students attend college. We will do that by offering to pay full tuition costs for up to six hours of college credit per semester for our high school seniors.
Finance
Employ additional performance reviews to guarantee more education dollars get to the classroom and we get the biggest bang for our education buck.
Financial Aid
Continue to fully fund scholarships so every student can attend college.
Higher Education
Pass a $500-million capital bond issue for higher education – and do it quickly while interest rates are low. Higher Education Capital Bond Issue will address overcrowded facilities, crumbling classrooms, obsolete equipment or deteriorating research labs.
Economic Development
The bond issue is important for strengthening our colleges and universities. But, it's absolutely critical for the economic growth and vitality of Oklahoma. With more than 140 construction projects in 36 communities across our state, this economic injection will have an immediate impact of nearly $740 million and the creation of more than 4,000 construction jobs. But, more important, the economic reverberations of higher education will be felt for generations to come.
Drugs
Strengthen the anti-meth law by creating a permanent state database to link pharmacies and prevent circumvention of the law.
Will continue to urge fellow governors to pursue similar legislation to cut down on meth ingredients being smuggled into Oklahoma from other states. I'm also working to push for tough restrictions on the federal level.
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