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 Rick Perry's State of the State Address
PROPOSALS
Dropout Rate, Employer Tax Incentives, Virtual High School
- Improve efforts to reduce the dropout rate by requiring students to either be enrolled or working towards a GED if they want to get and/or keep their driver's license.
- Create an incentive program for employers who encourage their employees to continue their high school education.
- Offer employers a $1,500 tax incentive for every employee who earns their diploma or GED after receiving two hours off per week with pay to study or go to class.
- Expand Virtual School Network, with a Virtual High School that will enable students who have dropped out to earn a diploma online and give students access to classes their own schools may not offer.
Postsecondary/Veterans
- Support what one school calls "College Credit 4 Heroes." The Texas Workforce Commission is working with the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the community colleges on a plan to offer veteran credit for their skills and experience. The goal is to accelerate them into the Allied Health Occupation, which are critically needed across our state.
Shared Services
- Encourage districts to enter into shared service arrangements with other entities in their area.
STEM
- Expand STEM academies.
Tuition Freeze
- Renew my call for a four-year tuition freeze, locking tuition rates at or below the freshman level for four years.
- Challenge institutions of higher education to develop bachelor's degrees that cost no more than $10,000 including textbooks.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Postsecondary Cost Efficiency
- Ordered a review of cost efficiencies at universities as a way to make education more affordable. One idea that emerged from that review is called "Outcomes-Based Funding" in which a significant percent of undergraduate funding, would be based on the number of degrees awarded.
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