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 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 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 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's State of the State Address PROPOSALS School Safety -- Pass legislation that will require every school in the state to practice active safety drills that will prepare them for even the worst. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Accountability -- Improved school report cards. Economic/Workforce Development -- Trained thousands of workers for jobs in high-demand industries like healthcare, manufacturing and construction. Postsecondary Access - Immigrant Students -- Created the Illinois Dream Commission for awarding scholarships to high school graduates from immigrant families. Military -- Signed an Executive Order that directs our licensing agencies to assess military training for state license requirements. Last month, the Board of Nursing approving a suggested "bridge" curriculum for military medics to obtain LPN licenses. P-3 -- Invested $45 million to build early childhood education centers in high-need communities across Illinois, including in Carpentersville, Dolton, and Cahokia. School Safety -- Convened a School Safety Summit with education, public safety, mental health and law enforcement leaders to identify better ways to protect our schools. Teacher Evaluations/Tenure -- Set clear benchmarks for teacher evaluation and put performance above tenure. Full Text: http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/Documents/State%20of%20the%20State/State%20of%20the%20State%202013.pdf New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's State of the State Address PROPOSALS State Policymaking-Commission/Teacher Evaluations/Accountability Systems -- Appoint a bipartisan education commission to work with the legislature to recommend reforms for a meaningful teacher evaluation system and a school accountability system. Postsecondary - Grant Funding -- Expand NYSUNY2020 to the remaining 60 campuses, offering challenge grants to research centers for plans to connect academic excellence and economic development. Workforce Development -- Create the Office for New Americans to assist legal permanent residents, providing adult education and job training. Civic Education -- Implement the New New York Leaders Initiative to create opportunities for the state's next generation to dedicate their careers to public service. - Student Intern Program - brings students into state government - Empire State Fellows Program - full-time leadership training program that will prepare next generation professionals who are members of underrepresented groups for careers as New York State policymakers. ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- N/A Full Text: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/04/nyregion/04-state-of-the-state-text.html South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley's State of the State Address PROPOSALS Finance -- Start a conversation about the way we fund K through twelve schools in South Carolina.  State Policymaking -- Give voters the opportunity at the ballot box to make the constitutional change to allow governors to appoint the Superintendent of Education.  ACCOMPLISHMENTS Charter Schools -- Reaffirmed our commitment to charter schools. Alternative Teacher Certification -- Invested in innovation with a focus on both rural and urban areas through programs like Teach For America. Teacher Evaluation -- Gained more flexibility to manage and evaluate our schools and educators Full Text: http://governor.sc.gov/News/Pages/RecentNews.aspx Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert's State of the State Address PROPOSALS Finance -- Continue to fully invest in the growing schools STEM -- Invest $20 million for STEM education. Eight state institutions of higher learning are reprioritizing their budgets to match that funding dollar for dollar. Technology -- Continue to provide our students critical tools like computer adaptive testing and other technologies, across all grade levels and socioeconomic strata. Teacher Evaluations/Performance Pay -- Support continued implementation of teacher evaluation and performance pay. ACCOMPLISHMENTS At-risk Students - Individual Instruction -- Invested millions in enhanced individualized instruction and help for at-risk children. Finance -- Increased per pupil spending. Postsecondary Finance -- Invested millions more in higher education, including applied technology colleges. Student Achievement -- National average Advanced Placement test score is 2.84. Utah's is 3.1. More than 27,000 students prepare for college through concurrent enrollment, and compared to other states with a high percentage of students taking the ACT, Utah ranks second in test scores. Teacher Benefits -- Covered the increased cost of healthcare for teachers. Full Text: http://www.utah.gov/governor/docs/stateofstate/2013StateoftheStateAddress.pdf 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