Governors’ State of the State Addresses: Education-Related Proposals

Education Commission of the States tracks education-related proposals from governors’ annual State of the State addresses. Click on a state in the map below to view annual state-specific proposals (purple indicates the 2020 summary is available. Montana, Nevada and North Carolina will not have a state of the state address this year). Click here to view our report highlighting the top six education priorities – workforce development and career and technical education, K-12 school finance, postsecondary affordability, teacher compensation and benefits, early learning and student health – identified by governors across the states in 2020, as well as state highlights for each priority area. Or view past years’ reports highlighting the education-related topics covered in governors’ State of the State addresses using these links: 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012