Home Schooling, Vouchers on Voters' Minds in Va.

By Jessica Portner

Home schooling and school vouchers could play a significant role in deciding the outcomes when Virginia voters go to the polls next week to select a governor and lieutenant governor.

Public-opinion polls indicate that education, crime, and the economy are the top three issues in the gubernatorial campaign between former Attorney General Mary Sue Terry, the Democratic candidate, and former U.S. Rep. George F. Allen, the Republican.

Both candidates are responding to the public's desire to see...