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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Governor John Hickenlooper's State of the State Address

Education is the social bedrock for the hopes and dreams of our children and the foundation that is necessary for their future prosperity. No community can have sustained economic growth without a good education system.

PROPOSALS

Finance
-- Have a moral obligation to the children of Colorado to do all that we can in the midst of this economic downturn to see that our budget decisions avoid compromising their future.

Student Achievement
-- Have important work to see through – both the goal of ensuring a student-centered education system articulated in CAP4K [Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids] and the creation of a fair and effective educator evaluation system.
-- Must change the dynamic that a child's potential not be predetermined by his or her ZIP code.

Postsecondary Finance
-- Commend the strategic plan recently completed by [former] Gov. Ritter's citizen panel, outlining the stark choices we must make for higher education in Colorado. Work with the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to help us make the tough decisions.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
N/A - Newly-Elected Governor

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovHickenlooper/CBON/1251588091187
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