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 Deval Patrick's State of the State Address
PROPOSALS
Achievement Gap
-- Close the achievement gap.
At-Risk
-- Use the tools in the Achievement Gap Act (passed last year) to support the imagination and creativity of great teachers, principals, parent groups, and business partners, to reach poor children, children with special needs and children who speak English as a second language.
Early Learning - Postsecondary Investment
-- Find ways to invest in public schools, from early education to public universities.
Youth Violence
-- Engage the full spectrum of people who work with young people, including educators, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for preventing youth violence.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Achievement Gap
-- Signed the Achievement Gap Act (please see above).
Community Service
-- Gathered, through Project 351, 8th graders from every city and town in the state for a day of service.
Student Achievement
-- Acknowledge that the state leads the Nation in student achievement.
Race to the Top
-- Won the national Race to the Top competition.
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