2012 State of the State Addresses Education-Related Proposals by Issue

The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2012 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 7 Accountability--Reporting Results 6 Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions 3 Accountability--School Improvement 4 Assessment 4 Assessment--College Entrance Exams 3 Assessment--Formative/Interim 1 At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education 1 Attendance 3 Career/Technical Education 7 Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship 1 Choice of Schools 4 Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's State of the State Address PROPOSALS Finance, Teacher Evaluation/Pay for Performance --Find a way to fund desired results and reward educators. Teacher Quality, School Safety, Choice, Data-Driven Decisionmaking, High Standards --Committed to quality teachers, a safe environment, a setting of parents' choosing, data driven decisions and the highest of standards. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Choice --State is a leader in allowing parents to choose a school that best meets their children's needs. http://www.azgovernor.gov/dms/upload/GS_010912_2012SoSAddress.pdf Florida Governor Rick Scott's State of the State Address PROPOSALS Finance, State Pensions --Continue commitment to education, to ensure that the difficult budget decisions to be made are focused on prioritizing things known to be essential to the state's future. Governor's recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education. --Build a leaner, more effective government, and continue to responsibly manage and reform the state's pension system. Postsecondary --Look closely at the higher education system, to understand how to ensure that in the future, job creators from around the world will have to look to Florida to find the talented and educated workforce they need to compete. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Choice --Increased school choices for parents. Educator Tenure --Refocused an outdated tenure system into a system that can reward its best performers. State Pensions --Reengineered the pension system for state workers so that those who share in its rewards also share in its funding. http://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/01-10-2012-State-of-the-State-Remarks-for-Delivery.pdf Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's Inauguration Address 2012 PROPOSALS Choice of schools -- Real reform lies in providing more choices and more opportunities for parents, for families, and for children. Finance -- The key to reforming education here in Louisiana is not massive spending and tax increases ... Throwing more money at the problem has proven to be a failure.  That experiment has been tried for decades, and it has failed. State policymaking -- I believe we all need to check our party affiliations, our ideologies, and our political agendas at the door when it comes to improving our schools. -- Reforming and improving education should not be a partisan issue.  Getting our kids ready to face the challenges this world has to offer, getting them prepared to succeed and triumph should not be a political matter. Teaching Quality (See link to reform plan for more details) -- Every kid does have a right to a quality education from an excellent teacher.  And by getting a good education, kids then do have the opportunity to pursue their dreams. ACCOMPLISHMENTS I could go on boasting about all the progress the people of Louisiana have made over these past four years… But I won't…and here's why…All of that was yesterday We will not stand still or rest on our laurels.  We can either go forward or backward…those are the only two options.  Standing still IS going backwards. Full text of Inauguration Address: http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=3&articleID=3187 Link to Governor Jindal's reform plan Fact Sheet (released 1/17/2012): http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=2&articleID=3198&navID=12 Washington Governor Chris Gregoire's State of the State Address PROPOSALS Accountability -- Step in and turn around schools where dropout rates are high, student performance and achievement are low, and where no progress is being made. Teaching Quality - Evaluations -- Overhaul the way teachers are evaluated by focusing on high-quality instruction, student achievement and growth. -- Provide a system to evaluate the performance of principals based on student achievement. Finance -- Lift the levy lid. -- Fund levy equalization. P-3 - Preschool, Kindergarten -- Continue implementation of all-day kindergarten for all kids. -- Create "All Start," a voluntary Washington preschool program to provide early learning opportunities to all 3- and 4-year-olds. Postsecondary - Community/Technical Colleges -- Provide funding to community and technical colleges to retrain 2,500 workers for the jobs of tomorrow. Postsecondary - Finance -- Provide four-year institutions with competitive tuition flexibility. -- Restore funding for the State Need Grant Program in order to keep the doors to higher education open to students of all income levels. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Student Achievement -- K-12 student test scores continue to rank high nationally. School Choice -- Innovative schools in cities around the state have been highly successful in raising vital math and science skills. Postsecondary - Community/Technical Colleges -- Community and technical college system is rated as one of the best in the nation Teaching Quality -- Rank fifth in the nation in board-certified educators. http://www.governor.wa.gov/speeches/speech-view.asp?SpeechSeq=213 Choice of Schools--Charter Schools 11 Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research 1 Choice of Schools--Vouchers 5 Civic Education--Professional Development 1 Class Size 1 Curriculum 1 Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language 1 Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults 1 Economic/Workforce Development 16 Federal 1 Finance 24 Finance--Facilities 1 Finance--Federal 2 Finance--Funding Formulas 4 Finance--Resource Efficiency 2 Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures 2 Governance 3 Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule 1 Health--Teen Pregnancy 1 High School 3 High School--Advanced Placement 3 High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates 4 High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment 6 High School--Graduation Requirements 1 Instructional Approaches 1 Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools 1 International Baccalaureate 1 Leadership 1 Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness 2 Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation 1 No Child Left Behind 3 Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses 5 P-16 or P-20 1 P-3 2 P-3 Child Care 1 P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) 2 P-3 Ensuring Quality 3 P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits 1 P-3 Finance 2 P-3 Governance 3 P-3 Grades 1-3 3 P-3 Health and Mental Health 1 P-3 Kindergarten 3 P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten 1 P-3 Preschool 7 P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development 1 Postsecondary 1 Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning 1 Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid 7 Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees 1 Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants 1 Postsecondary Finance 13 Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding 1 Postsecondary Finance--Facilities 3 Postsecondary Governance and Structures 2 Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges 6 Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) 2 Postsecondary Success--Completion 3 Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) 4 Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation 1 Promising Practices 1 Promotion/Retention 3 Reading/Literacy 12 Rural 1 Scheduling/School Calendar 3 Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs 1 School Safety 2 School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution 1 School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities 4 School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation 1 Special Education 2 Special Populations--Immigrant Education 1 Standards 2 Standards--Common Core State Standards 2 State Policymaking 7 STEM 6 Student Achievement 7 Teaching Quality 6 Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure 2 Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative 1 Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers 1 Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. 1 Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay 2 Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance 6 Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits 6 Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness 16 Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring 1 Teaching Quality--Preparation 3 Teaching Quality--Professional Development 2 Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention 2 Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools 3 Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects 1 Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force 1 Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract 10 Technology--Computer Skills 2 Urban--Change/Improvements 1 Youth Engagement 1 356