In addition to this victory, Patton also secured passage of other higher education measures.

The committee also voted, 14 to 1, to send to the floor a $1 billion education measure.

But in the only other state with an education measure on the ballot, Texans approved a $300 million increase for a college loan program.

The new continuing education measure will apply to teachers who will get five-year state licenses beginning in September 2000.

She was also the sponsor of a teacher preparation bill in an education measure recently signed into law by President Clinton.

While many education statistical measures have stagnated during the Clinton years, some other measures are more encouraging.

If the top is employment then I think the coalition need to look at a broader education measure.

So Democrats were especially pleased with their ability to outsmart the Republicans today on the education measure.

President Clinton has promised to veto any bill that includes the education measure.

The panel predicted that well over $1 billion a year might soon be needed to finance public health and education measures to curb the epidemic.