Word: bushes
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...most formidable and unnecessary barrier to attracting teaching talent. The result has been an influx of military retirees and career switchers from other professions -- some 2,500 in all during the 1987-88 school year. These recruits have helped reduce teacher shortages and have reinvigorated the classroom. Last spring Bush proposed $25 million in grants to encourage other states to follow suit; the measure awaits congressional action...
...counseling as well as a promise of a full-time job upon graduation or financial aid for more education. More than 90 students have enrolled so far this fall. Like most school-business partnerships, the Orlando program is small, localized and ! labor intensive. But the work-study approach, which Bush backs, appears ripe for application on a broader scale...
During the 1988 campaign, Bush endorsed the idea of requiring all students to pass minimum competency tests before they are promoted or permitted to graduate. Only a handful of states have adopted this plan over the past few years, however, and the jury is still out on whether it actually improves performance...
...ruled out military assistance in the future, similarly argues that Hun Sen heads an illegitimate administration imposed by a foreign power. In its anti-Vietnamese zeal, Washington overlooked Sihanouk's alliance with the Khmer Rouge, which did most of the fighting during eleven years of guerrilla opposition. The Bush Administration is left in the uncomfortable position of backing a mercurial prince who remains aligned with men bent on restoring an odious regime. But the Administration maintains, with good reason, that any settlement that ignores the Khmer Rouge is a formula for civil...
...President's historic meeting with Governors comes an agreement to set national standards for schools. -- Some major Bush proposals -- how they're doing...