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
+ 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
MissouriGovernor Jay Nixon's State of the State Address
PROPOSALS

Economic/Workforce Development
-- Increase funding for workforce training that's custom-tailored to the needs of Missouri employers.

Finance
-- Increase funding for education by $150 million.
-That's $17 million more for early childhood education.
-That's $34 million more for higher education.
-And that's $100 million more for our K-12 classrooms.
-- Issue bonds that will allow the state to establish a permanent, low-interest loan fund dedicated to improving local schools. 
-- Create the BOOST (Building Opportunities in Our Schools Today) Fund for investment in first-rate, 21st Century facilities: state-of- the art computers and science labs, libraries and wired classrooms. 

P-3 - Preschool
-- Double funding for the Missouri Preschool Program and put more money into programs like Early Head Start.

Postsecondary Affordability
-- Invest $75 million for Access and Bright Flight scholarships and for A+ scholarships, which cover tuition and fees at all our public community colleges. 
-- Expand A+ scholarship program to every public high school in the state.

Postsecondary Completion
-- Help adult students finish their degrees on-line, from an accredited university that's putting down new roots in Missouri.

Postsecondary Facilities
-- Provide funds for cutting-edge university research facilities in areas critical to our competitiveness, such as engineering, math, and science with targeted bond issuance.

Postsecondary Finance
-- Tie new funding to specific performance goals - like increased student retention, higher graduation rates and improved learning.

School Schedule
-- Lengthen the school year (extend by 6 days).

Teacher Training
-- Invest in training more teachers

Technology
-- Invest in modern equipment.

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Graduation Rates
-- High school graduation rate is now the seventh-highest in the nation.

Postsecondary Affordability
-- Expanded the A+ program to 150 more schools.

Economic/Workforce Development
-- Dramatically increased Missouri's investment in worker training, helping 150,000 Missouri workers sharpen their skills and get better jobs in their field.

Full Text: http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2013/Gov_Nixon_delivers_2013_State_of_the_Address

+ 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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