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

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 Alaska Governor 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 Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy's State of the State Address PROPOSALS School Improvement -- Continue to transform low-performing schools through the Commissioner's Network - through intensive intervention, increased instruction time, and improved collaboration among teachers and administrators. State Policymaking - Task Forces/Commissions -- Create the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to make specific, actionable recommendations in the areas of school safety, mental health services, and gun violence prevention. Teacher Quality -- Dedicate new resources to support teachers. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Finance -- Invested nearly $100 million in pre-k through high school, focusing on districts most in need. P-3 - Preschool -- Created 1,000 new school readiness openings statewide (seats for 1,000 more children). School Improvement -- Transformed four low-performing schools through the Commissioner's Network through intensive intervention, increased instruction time, and improved collaboration among teachers and administrators. Full Text: http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?Q=516548&A=11 Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's 2013 State of the State Address PROPOSALS Accountability -- Reward and replicate success—all across the state. Lay out plans in the budget to provide a financial incentive for high-performing and rapidly improving schools.   -- At the same time, outline a plan to help failing schools fundamentally change their structure and dramatically improve their results.  Our goal is to help each school excel, so every child in the state has access to a great education.   Reading/Literacy -- Again this year, I challenge each of you to join with me and find some time to mentor a student in reading.    ACCOMPLISHMENTS Accountability--Reporting --Released the first report card evaluating each school in the state.   Economic/Workforce Development -- Worked with the University of Wisconsin System on a new flexible degree program called UW FlexOption to help adult learners earn degrees in targeted fields. The UW FlexOption will provide a less time-consuming, less costly way to finish off a degree.  It will help prepare more people to fill the critical needs we have in the workforce.  -- Partnered with the Wisconsin Covenant Foundation to provide grants to technical colleges and employers in various regions to improve workforce development.  Finance -- Reforms gave schools and local governments flexibility to make management choices to improve their communities, while saving money.  For example, technical schools are saving millions of dollars by making simple, common sense changes to instructor schedules and overtime policies.  Reading/Literacy -- Funds in the last budget provided reading screeners to assess kids as they come into kindergarten. -- Put in place a series of other important reforms to improve our early childhood and elementary school reading skills. One other great way to help improve reading skills is by increasing the number of people who read to our kids. Last year, I challenged all of us to mentor a child as a reading buddy.    Teaching Quality --The reforms we enacted over the past two years saved school districts hundreds of millions of dollars and allowed each district to hire based on merit and pay based on performance. 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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 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 1 323