Phil Bredesen in 2007 Governor's State of the State speeches

On Education: $48M for state colleges for tuition, & $10M scholarships

• $120 million for at-risk students in K-12, to fully fund the state's share of these costs
• $27 million for student growth needs in local school districts, to fully fund the state's share of these costs
• $48 million to keep tuition increases at state colleges and universities modest
• $10 million to offer free community college tuition to high school students who make an average score of 19 on the ACT, 19 on the math component and 19 on the test's reading component
• $9.3 million to increase Tennessee's Hope Scholarships to $4,000 annually
• $48 million to fund operating increases in Tennessee's higher education system
• Implementation of ACT testing for 8th and 10th grade students, to assess their academic needs early on and design individual learning plans to help them graduate on time and ready for work or college