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
2
+ Accountability--Rewards
2
+ Accountability--School Improvement
3
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
1
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
6
+ Attendance
1
+ Bilingual/ESL
1
+ Business Involvement
2
+ Career/Technical Education
4
+ Choice of Schools
3
+ 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
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
1
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
1
+ Economic/Workforce Development
18
+ Finance
21
+ Finance--Facilities
3
+ Finance--Federal
1
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
1
+ Finance--Lotteries
1
+ 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
AlaskaGovernor Sean Parnell's State of the State Address

PROPOSALS

Accountability - School Improvement
-- Focus on the low-performing schools that need the most help.

Assessments
-- Eliminate the TerraNova assessment, while leaving standards-based assessments in place.

High School - Graduation Rates
-- Raise graduation rate to 90% by 2020.

Online Learning
-- Offer more digital learning opportunities. Partner with school districts and the Association of Alaska School Boards on the Alaska 1-to-1 Digital Learning Initiative.

Reading/Literacy
-- Improve reading instruction for kindergarten through third grade.

School Safety
-- Continue working with local districts to improve school safety and security for Alaska's children.

Teacher Evaluation
-- Evaluate teachers based on student learning.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Standards
-- Raised content standards.

Postsecondary - Financial Aid
-- Awarded Alaska Performance Scholarships to more than 4,600 young people.
-- Fully funded performance Alaska Performance Scholarships.



Full Text: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/parnell/press-room/full-press-release.html?pr=6345

+ 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
2
+ P-16 or P-20
1
+ P-3
4
+ P-3 Kindergarten
3
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
2
+ P-3 Preschool
14
+ Parent/Family
1
+ Postsecondary
5
+ Postsecondary Affordability
4
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
6
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
3
+ Postsecondary Finance
9
+ Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding
6
+ Postsecondary Finance--Facilities
1
+ Postsecondary Institutions
1
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
1
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
1
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
3
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
4
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
1
+ Reading/Literacy
10
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
1
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
1
+ School Safety
8
+ Service-Learning
1
+ Special Education
4
+ Special Populations
1
+ Special Populations--Military
3
+ Standards
1
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
1
+ State Policymaking
4
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
5
+ STEM
4
+ Student Achievement
4
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
1
+ Teaching Quality
5
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
1
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
5
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
6
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
3
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
5
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
3
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
6
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
2
+ Technology
4
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
1
+ Youth Engagement
1
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