ECS
2012 State of the State Address
Education-Related Proposals
Idaho


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The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2012 state of the state address. To assure that this information reaches you in a timely manner, minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) or format.

Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter's State of the State Address

PROPOSALS

Technology, Pay-for-Performance
-- Fully fund Students Come First, including its technology and pay-for-performance elements.

K-12 Finance
-- Apply targeted and responsible General Fund increase to help public schools' resources go further and make the K-12 education system more effective and customer-driven.
-- Set aside a total of $60 million in the Public Education Stabilization Fund, the Budget Stabilization Fund, and the new Higher Education Stabilization Fund.

Postsecondary Finance
-- Fully fund the cost of enrollment growth going forward at universities, colleges and community colleges.
-- Invest in the College of Western Idaho, one of the fastest-growing community colleges.

Postsecondary Facilities
-- Fully fund the cost of moving into and operating new facilities on schools' campuses.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Technology, Student Achievement
-- Completed the Idaho Education Network's Phase One efforts.
-- All 194 Idaho high schools are now connected to the IEN (Idaho Education Network) - almost a year ahead of schedule and 16% under budget.
-- Improved student achievement through use of technology and distance learning.


http://gov.idaho.gov/mediacenter/speeches/sp_2012/State_of_the_State_2012.pdf