ECS
2005-2012 State of the State Addresses
Education-Related Proposals by Issue


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 2005-2012 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.

+ Accountability
45
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
12
+ Accountability--Rewards
6
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
8
+ Accountability--School Improvement
19
+ Assessment
22
+ Assessment--College Entrance Exams
5
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
1
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
2
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
22
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
4
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
9
+ Attendance
10
+ Bilingual/ESL
7
+ Business Involvement
32
+ Career/Technical Education
42
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
2
+ Choice of Schools
22
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
49
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
1
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
1
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
1
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
4
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
3
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
13
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded
1
+ Civic Education
2
+ Civic Education--Character Education
1
+ Civic Education--Professional Development
1
+ Class Size
12
+ Counseling/Guidance
3
+ Curriculum
24
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
2
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
4
+ Curriculum--Language Arts
1
+ Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling
2
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
36
+ Curriculum--Science
35
+ Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults
3
+ Demographics--Educational Attainment
1
+ Demographics--Enrollments
1
+ Economic/Workforce Development
161
+ Education Research
5
+ Equity
1
+ Federal
16
+ Finance
162
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
10
+ Finance--Bonds
4
+ Finance--District
9
+ Finance--Equity
5
+ Finance--Facilities
63
+ Finance--Federal
20
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
37
+ Finance--Litigation
1
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
2
+ Finance--Lotteries
9
+ Finance--Performance Funding
5
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
29
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
109
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
43
+ Governance
28
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
3
+ Governance--School Boards
6
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
32
+ Health
44
+ Health--Child Abuse
1
+ Health--Mental Health
3
+ Health--Nutrition
10
+ Health--Teen Pregnancy
1
+ High School
77
+ High School--Advanced Placement
12
+ High School--College Readiness
15
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
26
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
19
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
2
+ High School--Exit Exams
4
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
9
+ Instructional Approaches
1
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
1
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
5
+ International Baccalaureate
1
+ International Benchmarking
2
+ Leadership
20
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
2
+ Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
1
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
4
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
2
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
1
+ Mentoring/Tutoring
16
+ Middle School
11
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
3
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
1
+ No Child Left Behind
6
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
1
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
2
+ No Child Left Behind--Finance
1
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
3
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
3
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
19
+ P-16 or P-20
17
+ P-3
88
+ P-3 Child Care
5
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
5
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
8
+ P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits
1
+ P-3 Family Involvement
3
+ P-3 Finance
10
+ P-3 Governance
3
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
13
+ P-3 Health and Mental Health
1
+ P-3 Kindergarten
39
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
7
+ P-3 Preschool
45
+ P-3 Public/Private Partnerships
1
+ P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion
1
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
1
+ Parent/Family
22
+ Postsecondary
78
+ Postsecondary Accountability
6
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning
1
+ Postsecondary Affordability
5
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
104
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks
1
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
68
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
3
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
1
+ Postsecondary Faculty
10
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
1
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
1
+ Postsecondary Finance
105
+ Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding
9
+ Postsecondary Finance--Facilities
4
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
6
+ Postsecondary Institutions
3
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
52
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
2
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
1
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
22
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
1
+ Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action
1
+ Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics)
4
+ Postsecondary Students
1
+ Postsecondary Students--Adults
23
+ Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional
3
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
24
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics)
4
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
2
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
3
+ Private Schools
1
+ Privatization
1
+ Promising Practices
1
+ Promotion/Retention
9
+ Public Involvement
6
+ Reading/Literacy
41
+ Remediation (K-12)
7
+ Rural
12
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
14
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
15
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
3
+ School Safety
32
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
1
+ School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
1
+ School/District Structure/Operations
28
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
3
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
5
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
2
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
1
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
4
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
2
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
3
+ Service-Learning
4
+ Social/Emotional Learning and Non-Cognitive Skills
2
+ Special Education
18
+ Special Populations
1
+ Special Populations--Foster Care
3
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
1
+ Special Populations--Immigrant Education
1
+ Special Populations--Military
4
+ Standards
11
+ Standards--Common Core State Standards
3
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
3
+ State Policymaking
22
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
5
+ STEM
31
+ Student Achievement
36
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
1
+ Students
1
+ Teaching Quality
48
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
10
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
2
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
1
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
2
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
106
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
16
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
14
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
33
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
14
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
1
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
13
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
22
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
33
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
11
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects
1
+ Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force
1
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes
1
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
22
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
4
+ Teaching Quality--Working Conditions
4
+ Technology
46
+ Technology--Computer Skills
12
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
6
+ Technology--Equitable Access
4
+ Technology--Internet Safety
1
+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
1
+ Textbooks and Open Source
5
+ Urban
3
+ Urban--Change/Improvements
1
+ Whole-School Reform Models
1
+ Youth Engagement
3
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