ECS
2011 State of the State Addresses
Education-Related Proposals

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

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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Utah Governor Gary Herbert 2011 State of the State Address

PROPOSALS

School Finance
-- Funding our children's education must be the number one budget priority.

Reading/All-Day Kindergarten/Workforce Development/STEM
-- Address Education Excellence Commission Action Plan this session, including:
----> Ensure reading proficiency by the third grade
----> Match classroom instruction to real-world jobs-especially in the areas of science, engineering and math.
----> Focus on all-day kindergarten.

Accomplishments
-- Not prominently included.

http://www.utah.gov/governor/news_media/article.html?article=4169
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