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2013 State of the State Address
Education-Related Proposals
Maine


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

PROPOSALS

Accountability
-- Develop a ranking system for Maine schools. Each school will be graded A-B-C-D or F.
-- Help schools that are failing and reward schools as they improve.

Choice
-- Give more educational options to all kids and fund schools that best fit the student's needs.

State Policymaking
-- Hold a Governor's Conference on Education this March. We are bringing national experts to Maine to demonstrate what other states are doing to improve education.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Career/Technical Education
-- Passed legislation to strengthen vocational education.

Charter Schools
-- Passed charter school legislation.

http://www.governing.com/news/state/maine-governor-lepage-state-of-state-2013.html