ECS
2006 State of the State Addresses
Education-Related Proposals

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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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State of the State Address
Teacher compensation
Give special bonuses to science and math teachers, advanced placement teachers and the top 1/3 most successful teachers in each school.

Teacher professional development
Mentor teachers and provide more funding for teacher training.

Leadership
Leadership training for principals and grant more authority to principals.

School reform
Faster intervention for failing schools.

Technology
Provide every middle and high school student with a laptop.

Parental Involvement
Mandatory parental preparation classes for kids in failing schools.

Curriculum
Abstinence education in schools.
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