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

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 37 Accountability--Reporting Results 9 Accountability--Rewards 4 Accountability--Sanctions 1 Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions 7 Accountability--School Improvement 11 Accountability--Storing/Using Data 2 Accountability--System Evaluation 1 Admissions 1 Alternative Education 2 Assessment 22 Assessment--College Entrance Exams 5 Assessment--Formative/Interim 1 Assessment--High Stakes/Competency 1 Assessment--National Tests 1 At-Risk 16 At-Risk--Alternative Education 2 At-Risk--Drugs/Alcohol 9 Attendance 8 Bilingual/ESL 5 Business Involvement 29 Career/Technical Education 37 Career/Technical Education--Career Academies 1 Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship 1 Character Education 1 Child Abuse 1 Choice of Schools 18 Choice of Schools--Charter Schools 42 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 2 Choice of Schools--Tax Credits 2 Choice of Schools--Vouchers 10 Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded 1 Citizenship Education 1 Civic Education--Professional Development 1 Comprehensive School Reform 4 Condition of Children/Adults 2 Continuous Impr/Performance Mgmt. 2 Continuous Impr/Performance Mgmt.--Promising Practices--Schools 1 Counseling/Guidance 2 Curriculum 24 Curriculum--Advanced Placement 1 Curriculum--Arts Education 2 Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language 2 Curriculum--Mathematics 35 Curriculum--Science 34 Curriculum--Textbooks 5 Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults--Welfare 1 Deregulation/Waivers 2 Disaster/Emergency Preparedness 1 Distance Learning/Virtual University 18 Early Colleges/Middle Colleges 2 Economic/Workforce Development 137 Economic/Workforce Development--Regional Partnerships 1 Economic/Workforce Development--Research 3 Economic/Workforce Development--STEM 25 Economic/Workforce Development--Workforce Demand 3 Education Research 5 Educational Attainment 2 Elementary Education 3 Enrollment 4 Equity 1 Federal 16 Finance 138 Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost 10 Finance--Bonds 4 Finance--District 9 Finance--Equity 5 Finance--Facilities 60 Finance--Federal 19 Finance--Funding Formulas 36 Finance--Litigation 1 Finance--Local Foundations/Funds 2 Finance--Lotteries 8 Finance--Performance Funding 3 Finance--Resource Efficiency 29 Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures 103 Finance--Taxes/Revenues 40 Food Service 2 For-Profit/Proprietary 1 Gifted and Talented 1 Governance 25 Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule 1 Governance--School Boards 6 Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies 32 Health 42 Health--Mental Health 2 Health--Nutrition 10 Health--Teen Pregnancy 1 High School 74 High School--Advanced Placement 11 High School--Career Pathways 2 High School--College Readiness 11 High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates 25 High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment 16 High School--Exit Exams 3 High School--Graduation Requirements 8 High School--International Baccalaureate 1 High School--Promising Schools 3 Homeschooling 1 Instructional Approaches 1 International Comparisons 2 International Education 1 Language Arts 1 Language Arts--Writing/Spelling 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 Libraries 1 Middle School 11 Minority/Diversity Issues 3 Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian 1 No Child Left Behind 5 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--Flexibility 1 No Child Left Behind--School Support 3 Outreach Programs 1 P-16 or P-20 16 P-3 Early Care & Intervention 4 P-3 Early Care & Intervention--Child Care 4 P-3 Early Care & Intervention--Family Involvement 3 P-3 Early Care & Intervention--Health & Mental Health 1 P-3 Early Care & Intervention--Special Populations 1 P-3 Early Grades 10 P-3 Early Grades--1-3 1 P-3 Early Grades--Kindergarten 34 P-3 Early Grades--Kindergarten--Full Day 5 P-3 Early Grades--Preschool 29 P-3 Early Learning & the Early Grades 82 P-3 Systems 3 P-3 Systems--Ensuring Quality 8 P-3 Systems--Evaluation/Economic Benefits 1 P-3 Systems--Finance 8 P-3 Systems--Governance 3 P-3 Systems--Public/Private Partnerships 1 P-3 Systems--Teaching Quality/Prof. Dev. 1 Parent/Family 21 Performance Management 1 Persistence/Retention 1 Postsecondary 73 Postsecondary Accountability 6 Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning 1 Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid 98 Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks 1 Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees 65 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 93 Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding 2 Postsecondary Finance--Facilities 3 Postsecondary Governance and Structures 6 Postsecondary Institutions 2 Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges 49 Postsecondary Participation--Access 19 Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action 1 Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) 3 Postsecondary Students 1 Postsecondary Students--Adults 23 Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional 3 Postsecondary Success--Completion 20 Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) 4 Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation 1 Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation 2 Private Colleges/Universities 1 Private Schools 1 Privatization 1 Public Involvement 6 Readiness 4 Reading/Literacy 28 Rural 12 Scheduling/School Calendar 12 Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs 14 Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School 3 School 7 School Safety 23 School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution 1 School/District Structure/Operations 28 School/District Structure/Operations--District Structure 1 School/District Structure/Operations--District Structure--Consolidation/Decon. 3 School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities 5 School/District Structure/Operations--School Structure--Class Size 12 School/District Structure/Operations--School Structure--School Size 4 School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services 2 School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation 1 Service-Learning 3 Social & Emotional Development 2 Special Education 14 Special Populations--Foster Care 3 Special Populations--Immigrant Education 1 Special Populations--Military 1 Standards 10 Standards--Common Core State Standards 3 Standards--State 1 State Data Systems (Student Information Systems) 1 State Policymaking 16 Student Achievement 30 Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap 1 Student Achievement--State 1 Student Supports--Integrated Services 4 Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring 16 Student Supports--Remediation 7 Students 1 Students--Promotion/Retention 9 Teaching Quality 43 Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure 10 Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers 1 Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. 1 Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay 101 Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance 9 Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits 11 Teaching Quality--Employment 1 Teaching Quality--Employment--Reduction in Force 1 Teaching Quality--Employment--Teacher Attitudes 1 Teaching Quality--Employment--Teacher Contracts 1 Teaching Quality--Employment--Tenure or Continuing Contract 19 Teaching Quality--Employment--Unions/Collective Bargaining 4 Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness 28 Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring 14 Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals 1 Teaching Quality--Preparation 10 Teaching Quality--Preparation--Alternative Preparation 1 Teaching Quality--Preparation--Prof. Dev. Schools 1 Teaching Quality--Professional Development 21 Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention 26 Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools 11 Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects 1 Teaching Quality--Working Conditions 4 Technology 40 Technology--Access/Equity 4 Technology--Filters/Safeguards 1 Technology--Infrastructure 3 Technology--Instruction 12 Technology--Laptop/Related Initiatives 2 Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training 1 Transfer/Articulation 1 Transportation 2 Urban 3 Urban--Change/Improvements 1 Youth Engagement 2 2861