Federal File

As education debates on Capitol Hill escalate, it's becoming harder for federal lawmakers to escape related print, radio, and television ads from special-interest groups.

Last week, the American Education Reform Foundation, a pro-voucher group based in Indianapolis, ran full-page advertisements in The Washington Times and regional editions of USA Today , as well as political-opinion magazines such as The New Republic and The Weekly Standard . The group urged Congress to pass, and Mr. Clinton to sign, a measure to give vouchers to low-income students in the nation's capital. The voucher measure later passed, 214-206, but still faces...