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 Bill Haslam's 2011 Legislative Package

PROPOSALS

Charter Schools
•    Lift the cap on charter schools and allow open enrollment
•    Allow the state's Achievement School District (part of First to the Top) to authorize charter schools

Teacher Tenure
•    Make tenure tied to classroom performance; extend probationary time from three to five years

College Completion
•    Extend use of the lottery scholarship for summer courses and cap the total number of hours based on required degree completion

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
N/A - Newly Elected Governor

http://news.tnanytime.org/node/6721
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