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| Governor M. Jodi Rell's State Budget Address
Pre-kindergarten
Invest $40 million over the biennium and an additional $4million to create 4,000 open slots for high quality preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds.
Early Learning -- Ensuring Quality
Require additional academic credentials in 2010 and 2015 for teachers who work in the early childhood field.
Kindergarten
Require full-day kindergarten in areas where large percentages of students do not reach proficiency levels.
Finance -- Funding Formulas
Life the cap on Education Cost Sharing grants and raise the foundation level of the Education Cost Sharing Forumula from $5,891 to $9,687 over five years.
Finance
Ensure that each city and town receives an increase in education funding levels and enact 50-50 cost sharing between the state and its municipalities.
At-risk
Require early intervention programs for students who show the very first signs of academic need by providing summer school.
High School -- Curriculum
Require more math and science course for high school students.
High School -- Exit Exams
Enact a high school graduation exam.
NCLB -- Consequences for Schools
For schools that continue to fail, the Department of Education may replace personnel, school administrators or reconsitute schools.
NCLB -- Finance
Require districts that fail to make adequate progress to designate more money for intervention.
Teaching Quality -- Compensation
Fully fund teacher and state work pensions.
Financial Aid
Invest $25 million in additional student financial aid for both public and private colleges, which would result in an additional 14,000 students receiving scholarships and aid. | |
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