Moderate Democrats Aim To Restructure K-12 Programs

By Joetta L. Sack

Washington

Two moderate Democratic senators plan to unveil a major education bill that they hope will add momentum to the process of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and lead to a restructuring of federal K-12 programs.

Proposed by Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut and Evan Bayh of Indiana, the Public Education Reinvestment, Reinvention, and Responsibility Act, dubbed "The Three R's," could be introduced as early as next week.

But it has already attracted praise from groups ranging from the American Association of School Administrators...