ECS
2013 State of the State Addresses
Education-Related Proposals by Issue


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The following summary includes education-related proposals from the 2013 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
3
+ Accountability--Rewards
2
+ Accountability--School Improvement
3
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
1
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
6
+ Attendance
2
+ Bilingual/ESL
1
+ Business Involvement
3
+ Career/Technical Education
4
+ Choice of Schools
4
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
7
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
2
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
1
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
3
+ Civic Education
2
+ Counseling/Guidance
1
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
1
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
1
+ Economic/Workforce Development
19
+ Finance
24
+ Finance--Facilities
3
+ Finance--Federal
1
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
1
- Finance--Lotteries
1
MontanaMontana Governor Steve Bullock's 2013 State of the State Address

PROPOSALS

Finance
-- Return the profits from the Lottery to the public schools they were intended to support.

Finance - Investing in Facilities
-- Enact the J.O.B.S. Bill, which stands for Jobs and Opportunity by Building Schools - Take advantage of historically low interest rates and immediately create thousands by making investments in educational facilities.

High School and Dual Enrollment
-- Commit additional funding for the Jobs for Montana's Graduates program. The graduation rate for at-risk teens involved in this program is 98%.
-- Help the two-year colleges expand and enhance dual credit programs for high school students.

Postsecondary Access
-- Create a universal enrollment system.
-- Freeze tuition across the university system.
-- Invest in the university system and make certain that veterans are provided with the services and the space they need including wrap- around services that will reintegrate the veterans back into civilian life and on college campuses.

Postsecondary Completion
-- Increase the number of Montana adults with a post-secondary degree or professional certificate to at least 60% over the next decade.

P-3
-- Expand the proven "Stars to Quality Program." Create 100 more high-quality early childhood programs and get 600 more families and 1,000 more children ready for school, annually.

Technology
-- Use state resources to help school districts modernize and acquire technology.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Student Achievement
-- Montana 8th graders outperform every other state in the nation in reading and math, and are second in science.
-- High School graduation rates are up and dropout rates are down.
-- Increased the rate at which Montana residents are getting college degrees - faster than any other state in the nation.

Full Text: http://governor.mt.gov/docs/STATE_OF_THE_STATE-media_release_013013.pdf

+ Finance--Performance Funding
1
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
6
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
3
+ Governance
3
+ Health
2
+ Health--Mental Health
1
+ High School
3
+ High School--College Readiness
3
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
1
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
2
+ High School--Exit Exams
1
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
1
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
1
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
3
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
1
+ P-16 or P-20
1
+ P-3
4
+ P-3 Child Care
1
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
1
+ P-3 Finance
1
+ P-3 Kindergarten
4
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
2
+ P-3 Preschool
16
+ Parent/Family
1
+ Postsecondary
5
+ Postsecondary Affordability
5
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
6
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
3
+ Postsecondary Finance
12
+ Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding
7
+ Postsecondary Finance--Facilities
1
+ Postsecondary Institutions
1
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
3
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
1
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
3
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
4
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
1
+ Reading/Literacy
13
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
2
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
1
+ School Safety
9
+ Service-Learning
1
+ Special Education
4
+ Special Populations
1
+ Special Populations--Military
3
+ Standards
1
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
1
+ State Policymaking
6
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
5
+ STEM
5
+ Student Achievement
5
+ Teaching Quality
5
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
1
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
1
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
5
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
7
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
3
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
5
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
3
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
1
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
7
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
3
+ Technology
5
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
1
+ Youth Engagement
1
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