ECS
2007 State of the State Addresses
Education-Related Proposals

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The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2007 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 Rod R. Blagojevich's State of the Budget Address
Pre-Kindergarten
Fully fund Preschool for All intiative so every three- and four-year-old can continue to attend preschool.

Kindergarten
Bring full-day kindergarten to every school in Illinois.

Finance
Pass the Tax Fairness Plan to free up $10 billion to invest in schools over the next four years.

Facilities
Build new schools.

Special Education
Help schools afford special education teachers.

Mentoring/Tutoring
Fund after-school tuturing for underachieving schools.
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