The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2012 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 Robert Bentley's State of the State Address
PROPOSALS
Choice, Charter Schools
--Create a limited number of charter schools.
District Flexibility
--Propose the School Flexibility Act of 2012, to allow more decision-making at the local level. Allow local school systems to develop their own innovative strategies, free from state or federal bureaucracy.
Finance
--Budget proposal includes protecting
+Alabama Reading Initiative
+ACCESS Distance Learning
+Alabama Math Science and Technology Initiative
+Advanced Placement
+Pre K programs.
Teaching Quality, Leadership
--Ensure that every child's classroom and school is led by a highly effective, professional educator free to use their talents to create a stimulating and innovative learning environment in their own classroom.
--Form a "Teacher Cabinet", made up of teachers, administrators, school board members and parents to provide the administration with unfiltered feedback on the needs of public schools.
Teacher Expenditures on Classroom Supplies
--Propose a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for every teacher who spends their money on their classroom.
Career/Technical Education, Workforce Development
--Propose new investment in Alabama's workforce development and career tech programs.
ACHIEVEMENTS
http://blog.al.com/bn/2012/02/alabama_gov_robert_bentleys_st.html |  |
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