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 Recruitment and Retention
Automatically certify teachers of other states that meet the NCLB definition of "highly qualified".
Teacher Compensation
Authorize teacher pay for performance.
School Districts
Grant home rule to give school districts the freedom to do what's needed for students to succeed.
Dual Enrollment
Expand the dual enrollment program and make advanced placement classes available in every school within three years.
Dropout Prevention
Reduce the state's dropout rate by a third in three years and half in five years.
Discipline
Hold parents legally accountable for children's misbehavior.
Early Childhood
Continue Early Childhood Development proposals as outlined in the Upgrade Education Reform Act
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