Clinton's 'Goals 2000' Package Wins House Backing

By Mark Pitsch

WASHINGTON--The House last week approved a revised version of President Clinton's education-reform plan, which would link the federal government with states in an effort to create a system of content and performance standards.

House lawmakers approved the proposed "goals 2000: educate America act'' by a vote of 307 to 118, after rejecting an amendment that would have substituted a reform plan focused on parental choice.

Supporters hope the bipartisan support shown for the bill, HR 1804, will give the Clinton Administration more clout in urging states and local communities to participate if it is enacted,...