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 Bill Owens' State of the State Address
Finance
Guarantee an investment of at least $100 million per year to bond for transportation programs, creating a $1.7 billion bond issue. It will help accelerate a number of badly needed projects, and enable us to start on new projects across the state. These funds would also help increase Colorado's investment in higher education and public safety – programs that are at risk if we do not act.
This plan will help create a predictable funding stream for our colleges and universities. But that's only part of the challenge we face in improving Colorado higher education, and opening its doors to more young people.
Higher Education
We must address the Colorado Paradox. We have more college degrees per capita than any state. Yet we lag the nation in the percentage of students who go on to higher education. Proposal: Create Colorado Achievement Scholarship program. This program will help needy families make college a reality for their children. It tackles two of the toughest barriers to college access: lack of academic preparation and money to pay for college.
The public needs to have trust and confidence in our higher education institutions. This year, we must open the books on the financial dealings of our universities. Creating a non-profit foundation to support the university's mission is a good thing. But the spending at those foundations must be transparent. We must enact legislation, this year, to make the expenditures of public university foundations open records under Colorado law.
High School
Proposing legislation that would require schools to notify parents if their son or daughter fails to register for a pre-collegiate curriculum. The parents could then ensure that their children are enrolled in the right curriculum.
Accountability
This accountability system works. That's what we're seeing in the numbers. And that's what teachers and parents are telling us. Some may believe that 2005 is the year to slow down our testing program, or weaken our accountability system. They would be wrong. I will oppose any effort to weaken our reforms or take tools out of the hands of our parents and teachers. We will not turn back.
Choice
Colorado is a leader in school choice, charter schools and home schooling. We will not retreat.
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