School-to-Work Proposal Gets Favorable Reception On Capitol Hill

By Lynn Olson

WASHINGTON--The Clinton Administration's proposed "school-to-work opportunities act'' received a warm reception on Capitol Hill last week, as committees in both the House and the Senate held their first hearings on the bill.

More hearings are planned this month, and the committees may take up the bill by the end of the month.

"I'm happy to see this legislation,'' said Rep. William F. Goodling, R-Pa., a co-sponsor of the bill and the ranking Republican on the House...

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