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 Chris Gregoire's State of the State Address
Career-Technical
-- Continue to provide the opportunity for non-college-bound students to flourish by connecting motivated high-school kids to the trades.
Health
-- Cover all children with health insurance by 2010.
Safety/Student Discipline
-- Improve safety on college campuses.
Economic Development
-- Create a world-class, learner-focused, seamless education system that gives kids a chance to get a good job.
Financial Aid
-- Continue to make college more affordable by increasing the number of scholarships, and offering financial aid to more students. Make sure every young person in Washington knows that if they work hard, they will have the chance to compete with anyone, anywhere in the world, for jobs in the new global economy found right here in Washington.
Education and Training
-- Develop a program in which workers can invest in an account, with matching employer contributions, for further education and training.
Teaching Quality
-- Continue investment in teacher-excellence through support for increasing the number of teachers who attain national certification. A record number will go through the certification process this year, and next year we expect a near doubling of national certified teachers.
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