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 Eliot Spitzer's State of the State Address
Early Learning
Make pre-kindergarten available to every four-year-old within four years.
Charter Schools
Raise the charter school cap and provide transitional aid for districts that have been most affected by a high level of enrollment in charter schools.
Finance -- Funding Formulas
Create a targeted school funding formula.
Finance -- Resource Efficiency
In exchange for new money, school districts must show where money is being spent and the results.
Class size
Reduce class size.
Extended Day Programs
Increase school days and provide more after-school programs.
Extended School Year
Increase the length of the school year.
Technology
Create state-of-the-art Internet libraries.
Teaching Quality
Improve teaching quality througout the state.
Postsecondary
Establish a Commission on Public Higher Education to recommend comprehensive policy for achieving academic excellence, ensuring access and contributing to the state's workforce and economic development efforts. |  |
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