ECS
2013 State of the State Address
Education-Related Proposals
Oregon


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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 John A. Kitzhaber's State of the State Address
PROPOSALS

Finance
-- Reinvest in the classroom other crucial public services by reducing the cost of health care and corrections; reducing the cost drivers that are diverting resources from the classroom; and undertaking serious review of Oregon' tax expenditures.

Pensions
-- Cap the cost of living adjustment for PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) retirees

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

P-20 System
-- Moved toward a seamless integrated educational system from early childhood through college and career.

Full Text: http://www.oregon.gov/gov/media_room/Pages/speeches/StateoftheState2013.aspx