From the National Governors' Association, December, 2000.
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Instead, it would allow students in failing schools to use some federal funding to pay for private tutoring or transfer to another public school. Senate Democrats and the White House were still haggling over funding for elementary and secondary education programs in fiscal 2002, which begins on Oct. 1. But negotiators on both sides said an agreement was within reach clearing the way for passage of the bill, which supporters called the most sweeping blueprint for education reform in 35 years. Senate debate on the education bill could extend to the middle of next week, Lott said. Once approved, the bill must still be reconciled with legislation in the House of Representatives.