Bush Vows New Direction For Schools

Philadelphia

In accepting his party’s nomination for president, Texas Gov. George W. Bush last night sounded the education themes he has used throughout his campaign to help reshape the Republican Party's message on the federal role in schools.

Addressing thousands of enthusiastically cheering Republicans at the First Union Center in Philadelphia and before a much wider television audience, Gov. Bush outlined a broad agenda and vision for the direction he hopes to take the party if elected.

“[W]e will extend the promise of prosperity to every forgotten corner of this country,” he said. “To every man and woman, a chance to succeed. To every child, a chance to learn. To every family, a chance to live...