Conferees Hammer Out Agreement on School-to-Work Bill

By Lynn Olson

Washington

Members of the House and Senate ironed out the differences between their versions of the proposed "school-to-work opportunities act'' in a conference-committee meeting last week, setting the stage for final passage of the bill.

The bill would authorize $300 million in seed money to states and localities in the fiscal year that begins Oct.1 to help build systems that would prepare young people...