Investing in the future

Jet, Jan 28, 2002

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Caption: * INVESTING THE FUTURE: President Bush (seated), chats with students Tez Taylor and Cecilia Pallcio as he signs into law a sweeping $26.5 billion federal education bill that will require new reading and math tests, seek to close the education gap between rich and poor students and raise teacher standards during a recent visit to Hamilton High School in Hamilton, OH. Witnessing the event are (l-r) Rep. George Miller, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Education Secretary Rod Paige, Sen. Judd Gregg and Rep. John Miller. "We've spent billions of dollars with lousy results," Bush said. "Now it's time to spend billions of dollars and get good results." The most immediate changes will appear next school year when children in nearly 3,000 schools will be eligible for tax payer-financed tutoring or other education services.