Vol. 92, Issue 3
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Campus
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Candidates spar about schools |
| Bush touts 'character education' | Gore opposes voucher plan | |
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| Bush speaking at Florida International University in Miami.Photo provided by: www.georgebush.com | Gore speaking at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, Oct.23. Photo provided by: Yahoo archives | |
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George W. Bush’s $1.96-trillion spending plan includes $48 billion that would be pumped into education, including $1 billion to establish a “Math and Science Partnership Fund” to strengthen K-12 math and science education and $5 billion to establish a “Reading First” initiative. [ Go to Article ] |
Al Gore supports raising teacher pay and plans to hire 100,000 new teachers. He has also proposed modernizing schools by rebuilding outdated buildings, wiring every classroom to the Internet and training students and teachers to use the technology. [ Go to Article ] |
| Despite contentious race, candidates for governor voice similarities, too. |
 Easley |
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| Nader Worries Gore Camp |
| A number of liberal groups have swung into action to try to convince
supporters of Green Party candidate Ralph Nader, to return to the Democratic
fold. Vice President Al Gore’s supporters are increasingly concerned that
support for the left-leaning Nader in several critical swing states, including
Ohio, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin may cost Gore the election.
[ Go to Article ] |
| Campus Echo Guide to Election Web Sites |
| A listing of various websites that provide up-to-the minute updated
news and information concerning Election 2000.
[ Go to Web Sites List ] |