Bush Pitches Job Training, Education Reforms; His Proposals, Which Include Standard Tests for High School Seniors, Do Not Call for Increased Spending

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EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - President Bush advocated sweeping changes Tuesday to a $1 billion federal program that provides training in vocations like car repair and health care, fast-growing fields that require workers to bring increasing sophistication into the workplace.

Bush also called for creation of $5,000 grants for poor students who emphasize math and science. He would pay for the $100 million annual program by imposing new restrictions on Pell Grants and by tapping private foundations.

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Bush Pitches Job Training, Education Reforms; His Proposals, Which Include Standard Tests for High School Seniors, Do Not Call for Increased Spending

The president proposed requiring high scho...

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