ECS
2013 State of the State Address
Education-Related Proposals
South Carolina


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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 Nikki Haley's State of the State Address

PROPOSALS

Finance
-- Start a conversation about the way we fund K through twelve schools in South Carolina. 

State Policymaking
-- Give voters the opportunity at the ballot box to make the constitutional change to allow governors to appoint the Superintendent of Education. 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Charter Schools
-- Reaffirmed our commitment to charter schools.

Alternative Teacher Certification
-- Invested in innovation with a focus on both rural and urban areas through programs like Teach For America.

Teacher Evaluation
-- Gained more flexibility to manage and evaluate our schools and educators

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