School-to-Work Bill Ready for Consideration in House, Senate

By Lynn Olson

WASHINGTON--The proposed "school-to-work opportunities act'' sailed through markups in both the House and Senate last week, with a handful of changes that did not alter the basic shape of the program.

The House Education and Labor Committee and the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee approved slightly different versions of the bill on voice votes, clearing it for floor consideration.

The only dissent on either committee came from Nancy Landon Kassebaum, R-Kan., the...