ECS
2013 State of the State Addresses
Education-Related Proposals

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The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2013 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 Mark Dayton's 2013 State of the State Address

PROPOSALS

Governance
-- Expand the reforms made during the first two years of the administration in reducing the costs of services and improving their efficiencies.

Public/Private Partnerships
-- Invite businesses to "Adopt an After-School Program." It might involve a financial contribution, the donation of new or used equipment, or your employees as part-time volunteers.

Postsecondary Finance
-- Add $240 million in higher education funding for the next biennium.

P-3
-- Provide state funds for optional all-day kindergarten.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Student Achievement
-- Math scores for all tested grades, improved by 5.3 percent from 2011 to 2012, and reading scores improved overall by 1.3 percent.

Full Text: http://mn.gov/governor/blog/the-office-of-the-governor-blog-entry-detail.jsp?id=102-54695
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