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A new analysis from Communities for Quality Education (CQE) analyzes the 49 State of the State gubernatorial addresses in 2009 and highlights specific education policy trends. The report shows that despite a primary focus on the economic crisis, many governors used their annual addresses to reaffirm their commitment to protect current education funding or, to the extent possible, limit the impact of education cuts.
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Communities for Quality Education, a national education advocacy group, seeks to build a partnership between people inside and outside the education community who share the common goal of building better public schools for every child. Our immediate focus is working with groups and individuals who share our concerns about the so-called No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law and how it is being implemented. Our long-term goal is to have a much broader dialogue about the continuing public policy agenda for public schools.
A new report from Communities for Quality Education (CQE) analyzes State of the State gubernatorial addresses between 2004-2008 and highlights specific education policy trends. The report shows that between 2004 and 2007, every governor who delivered a State of the State address stressed the importance of education to economic growth. In fact, no issue surrounding education has been focused on as much by governors in their State of the State addresses as the link between education and economic prosperity.
On November 6th, Utah voters resoundingly rejected Referendum 1, the flawed voucher law, by a 62/38 margin statewide. Referendum 1 failed in every county in Utah — a clear signal that Utah voters want a meaningful investment in public schools. CQE joined Utahns for Public Schools in an unprecedented education and turn-out campaign.