ECS
2013 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 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 Nikki Haley's State of the State Address

PROPOSALS

Finance
-- Start a conversation about the way we fund K through twelve schools in South Carolina. 

State Policymaking
-- Give voters the opportunity at the ballot box to make the constitutional change to allow governors to appoint the Superintendent of Education. 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Charter Schools
-- Reaffirmed our commitment to charter schools.

Alternative Teacher Certification
-- Invested in innovation with a focus on both rural and urban areas through programs like Teach For America.

Teacher Evaluation
-- Gained more flexibility to manage and evaluate our schools and educators

Full Text: http://governor.sc.gov/News/Pages/RecentNews.aspx
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