2007 State of the State Addresses Education-Related Proposals by Issue

The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2007 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--Rewards 1 Accountability--System Evaluation 1 Alternative Education 1 Assessment 4 At-Risk 3 Bilingual/ESL 1 Business Involvement 1 Career/Technical Education 5 Choice of Schools 2 Choice of Schools--Charter Schools 5 Choice of Schools--Vouchers 1 Comprehensive School Reform 1 Curriculum 4 Curriculum--Mathematics 6 Curriculum--Science 7 Curriculum--Textbooks 1 Disaster/Emergency Preparedness 1 Distance Learning/Virtual University 2 Economic/Workforce Development 19 Economic/Workforce Development--STEM 3 Education Research 3 Educational Attainment 2 Enrollment 2 Finance 23 Finance--Bonds 2 Finance--Equity 1 Finance--Facilities 9 Finance--Funding Formulas 7 Finance--Lotteries 2 Finance--Performance Funding 1 Finance--Resource Efficiency 4 Finance--Taxes/Revenues 3 Gifted and Talented 1 Health 4 Health--Mental Health 1 Health--Nutrition 2 High School 8 High School--Advanced Placement 3 High School--College Readiness 3 High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates 7 High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment 1 High School--Exit Exams 2 High School--Graduation Requirements 3 High School--Promising Schools 3 Leadership 3 Middle School 2 Minority/Diversity Issues 1 Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian 1 No Child Left Behind 2 No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools 2 No Child Left Behind--Finance 1 P-3 Early Care & Intervention 1 P-3 Early Care & Intervention--Family Involvement 1 P-3 Early Grades--Kindergarten 12 P-3 Early Grades--Preschool 7 P-3 Early Learning & the Early Grades 18 P-3 Systems 1 P-3 Systems--Ensuring Quality 3 P-3 Systems--Finance 1 Parent/Family 5 Performance Management 1 Postsecondary 6 Postsecondary Accountability 1 Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid 21 Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees 12 Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans 1 Postsecondary Faculty 3 Postsecondary Finance 16 Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges 11 Postsecondary Participation--Access 1 Postsecondary Students--Adults 3 Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional 1 Postsecondary Success--Completion 2 Public Involvement 1 Reading/Literacy 4 Rural 4 Scheduling/School Calendar 2 Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs 4 Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School 1 School 4 School Safety 2 School/District Structure/Operations 8 School/District Structure/Operations--School Structure--Class Size 4 Service-Learning 1 Special Education 5 State Policymaking 1 Student Achievement 2 Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring 8 Students--Promotion/Retention 1 Teaching Quality 6 Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay 18 Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness 2 Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring 4 Teaching Quality--Professional Development 5 Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention 4 Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools 4 Teaching Quality--Working Conditions 1 Technology 10 Technology--Access/Equity 1 Technology--Infrastructure 1 Technology--Instruction 1 Transportation 1 Urban 1 417