The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2006 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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Workforce Development
$1.5 million dollars of increase scholarship funding for students who enter child care professions.
Early childhood
$500,000 investment to expand the child care tax credit.
Facilities
Seeks recommendations from the commissioner of education to create school construction that make schools centers of the community.
School Size
$3 million dollars to support high performing small schools.
Finance
Restore $1 million dollars for efficient delivery of educational services
Teacher Compensation
Raise the starting teacher salary to $30,000 starting next year.
High School Curriculum
$500,000 to provide college level courses to high school students.
Affordability
"Next Generation Program" will give every baby born this year a $50 grant to open their first college savings account.
Financial Aid
Expand the student loan deduction.
Adult Education
Financial assistance for Univeristy of Southern Maine to support the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute that provides over 5,000 adults, age 50 and older education opportunities.
Workforce Development
$750,000 to educate more nurses at the University of Maine and in the community college system. |  |
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