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 Brad Henry's State of the State Address
Economic/Workforce Development
-- Continue funding the Oklahoma Bioenergy Center created last year, making Oklahoma a global leader in biofuels and bioenergy research by capitalizing on the cutting-edge work being conducted at Oklahoma University, Oklahoma State University and the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.
-- Ensure a permanent funding mechanism so the Opportunity Fund and EDGE Research Endowment can fund the research that will create high-tech, good-paying jobs for a diversified, dynamic Oklahoma (goal is create a $1 billion fund).
-- Build on the Oklahoma Creativity Project, which seeks to enhance both the cultural landscape and the entrepreneurial economy of Oklahoma.
Health
-- Pass legislation to double the physical education requirement to 120 minutes each week.
High School
-- Put the resources in place to help students sort through those issues that lead them to believe that quitting school is the only option and see them complete high school.
-- Create a graduation coach program so every student can succeed.
Postsecondary
-- Continue that momentum in higher education by fully funding endowed chairs and reducing their backlog in our colleges and universities.
Safety
-- Continue suipport for the CLASS Task Force to review security at college and CareerTech campuses.
School Year
-- Adopt the recommendations of Superintendent Sandy Garrett and the Time Reform Task Force and expand the school year by five days.
Teacher Compensation
-- Finish meeting the commitment to a five-year plan to raise teacher pay to match the regional average by this year.
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