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 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 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 Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman's State of the State Address PROPOSALS Finance -- Increase state aid to education from $852 million to $895 million in fiscal year 2014 and to $939 million in fiscal year 2015. Postsecondary - Tuition -- Implement a two-year tuition freeze for Nebraska students if the proposed budget is adopted. Postsecondary - Community College - Funding -- Increase community college funding for each of the next two years so that each of our six community colleges can consider adopting a two year tuition freeze. Special Education - Funding -- Increase special education funding by 5% in each of the next two years. ACCOMPLISHMENTS --N/A Full Text: http://www.governor.nebraska.gov/news/2013/01/docs/0115_SOTS-Reading_Copy.pdf Ohio Governor John R. Kasich's State of the State Address PROPOSALS Choice/P-3 Kindergarten -- Expand school choice for kindergartners who live in poverty. Finance -- Provides a total of $1.2 billion in new funds over the next two years. Ohio will be providing more in state aid to its K-12 system than they received at the height of the one-time federal stimulus money in 2011. -- Implement the school funding plan. Ohio's poorest and urban districts will get a bigger share of overall school funding than the wealthiest districts. They also get more per pupil before funding guarantees are factored in. Additionally, the poorest schools in Ohio receive $1.1 billion while the wealthiest receive less than half of that. The very poorest district will receive $7,500 per pupil-- $7,500 per pupil in the very poorest district – and the wealthiest will receive $110. The plan applies equally to all districts based on their property tax wealth and residents' income, as well as the individual characteristics of the students they serve. Vocational Education -- Give a a 16 percent increase to vocational education. -- Beef up the academics in those vocational schools ACCOMPLISHMENTS Accountability - Reporting Results -- Created the A through F Report Card, and also a building-by-building comparison. Choice -- Expanded school choice for parents with children in failing schools. Postsecondary - Performance Funding -- 50 percent of the money 4-yr universities receive from the state to run operations will to them upon a student's graduation, not on enrollment. Reimburse community colleges when students complete a courses. Reading/Literacy -- Enacted Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Full Text: http://www.governor.ohio.gov/Portals/0/2013%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Transcript.pdf West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's State of the State Address PROPOSALS Accreditation -- Develop a new system of accreditation, so all schools will be held to higher standards (completed by the State Board of Education) Attendance -- Work with the Department of Education, the courts, and DHHR to coordinate truancy reduction efforts. Online/Digital Learning -- Integrate technology and digital learning into the school system. Embrace opportunities like Project 24, an effort led by former Governor Bob Wise, that will enable the State to make the best use of technology. P-3 -- Support the efforts of the Benedum Foundation to help establish a process for defining, once and for all, the components and costs of a quality ―birth through 5 program. P-3 - Childcare -- Appropriate $17 million to preserve childcare subsidies. P-3 - Preschool -- Require every county, within 3 years, to offer full-day 4-year-old preschool. Reading/Literacy -- Ensure every new elementary teacher is specially trained in reading. -- Make sure all current elementary teachers are prepared to help all students learn to read. Scheduling - School Calendar -- free local boards of education, in consultation with staff and the community, to design a calendar meeting the needs of adequate instructional time. Teacher Certification - National Board -- Reward and pay for teachers who seek and gain re-certification for the National Board. Teacher Recruitment -- Require that superintendents give more credence to recommendations from principals and teachers about who they believe is best qualified to raise student achievement. -- Make other qualifications count, in addition to seniority, when making hiring decisions. Teacher Professional Development -- Provide quality professional development on a continual basis. The State Board of Education should have the flexibility to oversee professional development. However, it should be delivered at the local level. Vocational Education/Workforce Training -- Begin workforce training in middle school and make available more vocational training to students not planning to attend college. -- Provides students access to counseling from community and technical college staff and be engaged with employers who are prepared to hire qualified graduates. -- Make quality vocational courses that prepare students to meet the high demands of today's job market a part of every school curriculum. To assure the needed quality, require every vocational school to have at least one program that meets the rigorous requirements of the Preparation for Tomorrow program of the Southern Regional Education Board. ACCOMPLISHMENTS N/A Full Text: http://www.governor.wv.gov/media/pressreleases/2013/Documents/2013%20State%20of%20State%20Final.pdf 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