ECS
2011 State of the State Addresses
Education-Related Proposals

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The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2011 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 Martin O'Malley's 2011 State of the State Address

PROPOSALS

College Affordability
-- Continue to make college more affordable for more families.

Governance Structures
-- Merge the Higher Education Commission and Department of Education.

Postsecondary Completion
-- Support Complete College Maryland in this year's budget.
-- Rethink the way we fund higher education so there is a greater incentive for completing college on time.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

School Finace
-- For the past four years, every year, we've increased education funding.
-- Last year, we chose to make the largest investment we've ever made in public education.

University Tuition
-- Alone among the 50 states we chose to freeze in-state tuition four years in a row.

http://www.governor.maryland.gov/speeches/2011SOTS.pdf
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