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

The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2005 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 9 Accountability--Reporting Results 2 Accountability--Rewards 2 Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions 1 Accountability--School Improvement 4 Assessment 2 Assessment--College Entrance Exams 1 Assessment--High Stakes/Competency 1 At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) 1 At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol 5 Attendance 1 Business Involvement 4 Career/Technical Education 7 Choice of Schools 3 Choice of Schools--Charter Schools 8 Choice of Schools--Vouchers 2 Class Size 3 Curriculum 7 Curriculum--Mathematics 4 Curriculum--Science 3 Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults 2 Economic/Workforce Development 14 Finance 2 Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost 1 Finance--District 1 Finance--Equity 4 Finance--Facilities 12 Finance--Funding Formulas 4 Finance--Litigation 1 Finance--Resource Efficiency 8 Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures 26 Finance--Taxes/Revenues 6 Governance 3 Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies 1 Health 12 Health--Child Abuse 1 Health--Nutrition 2 High School 19 High School--Advanced Placement 1 High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment 3 Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling 1 Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools 3 Leadership 2 Mentoring/Tutoring 1 Middle School 3 No Child Left Behind--School Support 1 Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses 3 P-16 or P-20 4 P-3 17 P-3 Child Care 2 P-3 Kindergarten 5 P-3 Preschool 3 Parent/Family 3 Postsecondary Accountability 2 Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid 20 Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees 4 Postsecondary Faculty 1 Postsecondary Finance 12 Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges 2 Postsecondary Participation--Access 4 Postsecondary Students--Adults 4 Postsecondary Success--Completion 1 Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation 1 Promotion/Retention 1 Reading/Literacy 5 Remediation (K-12) 2 Rural 1 Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs 2 School Safety 4 School/District Structure/Operations 2 School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation 1 School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service 2 School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries 1 School/District Structure/Operations--School Size 2 Service-Learning 1 Teaching Quality 1 Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure 4 Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay 22 Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness 1 Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring 4 Teaching Quality--Preparation 2 Teaching Quality--Professional Development 6 Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention 5 Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract 2 Technology 4 Technology--Computer Skills 1 Textbooks and Open Source 2 370