The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2008 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 Deval Patrick's State of the Commonwealth Address
Finance -- Facilities -- Kindergarten -- Extended Learning
-- Start with education and invest in strategies that work. Commit a record $223 million more to support public schools.
-- Make significant increases in early education grants, all-day kindergarten programs, and extended learning time.
-- Give the 275,000 students and faculty in our public colleges and universities the quality labs, lecture halls and dormitories they deserve.
-- Support these budget initiatives and pass the higher ed bond bill.
-- Give our cities and towns the tools they need to keep property taxes down.
Governance
-- Advance the Readiness Project, a 10-year strategic plan for the future of education in the Commonwealth. This plan creates an Executive Office of Education consisting of Early Education and Care (existing), Elementary and Secondary Education (new name for the existing Department of Education) and Higher Education (new department that will include personnel now staffing the Board of Higher Education). Establishes a Secretary of Education. Maintains existing boards -- with two additional members each. Provides the governor with authority to appoint the chair of the UMass board.
-- The five objectives of the Readiness Project [Early Learning -- Teaching Quality -- Access -- High School--Transitions -- P-16 -- Student Support]:
1. Provide every child with the opportunity to enter public school ready to learn.
2. Provide every student with outstanding and highly qualified teachers who are respected professionals recruited from among the best and the brightest in the Commonwealth.
3. Provide every student with the support necessary to meet the state's high standards and high expectations.
4. Provide the support and infrastructure needed to ensure the opportunity for every student to have an accessible, affordable and globally competitive higher education.
5. Provide an education system that enables every student to transition successfully from high school to higher education, to the work force ready to succeed and to be a productive, engaged and contributing citizen.
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