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 Jon S. Corzine's State of the State Address
Kindergarten
Expand full-day kindergarten.

Finance -- Funding Formula
Revise the school aid formula by determining what is needed for each child to achieve quality educational outcomes. Money should be distributed more broadly across the state, the formula must account for economic and demographic differences. Also, school spending should come with greater accountability.

Education Research
Create stronger academic research capacity.

Tuition/Fees
Make higher education more affordable.

School Consolidation
Incentivize the sharing of services and voluntary consolidation of government and school units.
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