Gore Assumes High-Profile Role on Schools
Washington
From after-school-grant awards to budget priorities, Vice President Al Gore has repeatedly been on hand in recent months to announce education news from the White House.
As the 2000 political cycle hits full speed and Mr. Gore contends with former Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey for the Democratic nomination to succeed President Clinton, the vice president is now attempting to mesh those announcements on behalf of the administration with his own campaign agenda.
Building on the administration's education initiatives is one way Mr. Gore can use the White House platform to his...
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