The State of the State address I was assigned to examine was Kansas. Ordinarily, there would only be but one speech to evaluate, however in 2018 there were two speeches delivered. The first speech was delivered by outgoing Governor Sam Brownback on January 9, 2018, and the second speech was given by incoming Governor Jeff Colyer on February 8, 2018. The reason for two addresses was as follows; Governor Brownback had been appointed to the position of ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom and the Governor did not want to step down as current Governor until his new appointment had been confirmed. The majority of outgoing Governor Brownback's speech focused on reflections of his dreams for the future of Kansas, whereas the incoming
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The only major proposal addressed by Governor Brownback was the education budget and is briefly outlined with his 5 point strategy to achieve this goal. The proposed plan is laid out over five years and has a funding of six-hundred million dollars. Governor Brownback's proposal promises not to raise taxes but the Governor did not specify where this funding would come from. Governor Brownback's first goal was a 95% graduation rate statewide. Going hand in hand with the first goal, the second goal is to have 75% of those graduating K12 to continuing on to attend college seeking to continue their education. Thirdly, the Governor asserts that at least 50 schools should participate in Kansas Can school redesign project. Fourth, the Governor calls for dual credit hours to be offered to high school students to apply towards college at no extra cost. And finally, the fifth goal to give every high school student the choice of taking ACT exams or the Work Keys assessment, at no additional
The only major proposal addressed by Governor Brownback was the education budget and is briefly outlined with his 5 point strategy to achieve this goal. The proposed plan is laid out over five years and has a funding of six-hundred million dollars. Governor Brownback's proposal promises not to raise taxes but the Governor did not specify where this funding would come from. Governor Brownback's first goal was a 95% graduation rate statewide. Going hand in hand with the first goal, the second goal is to have 75% of those graduating K12 to continuing on to attend college seeking to continue their education. Thirdly, the Governor asserts that at least 50 schools should participate in Kansas Can school redesign project. Fourth, the Governor calls for dual credit hours to be offered to high school students to apply towards college at no extra cost. And finally, the fifth goal to give every high school student the choice of taking ACT exams or the Work Keys assessment, at no additional