Bush News
August 29, 2000
http://www.georgewbush.com

Contents:
 ~ CNN Online Interview with Governor Bush
 ~ Top Story: BUSH-CHENEY FOCUS ON EDUCATION
 ~ In The News...
   *1 Educators for Bush       *2 Latin American Policy Speech
   *3 Minority Education       *4 Education On Military Facilities
   *5 Reading Initiative       *6 Native American Schools
   *7 Speeches and Ads 
 ~ What They're Saying...
 ~ Make A Difference, Get Involved

_______________________Online Interviews___________________________

  Join Governor Bush tomorrow for an online news interview on
  CNN.com.  The interview will be live on the internet where
  participants can submit questions for George W. Bush.

  Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000
  Time: 9:30 am Eastern

  To participate, use the link below:
  http://www.cnn.com/chat/channel/cnn_studio/

  For a listing of pre- and post-interview chats, go here:
  http://www.cnn.com/chat/

  GeorgeWBush.com's LiveOnline! will interview Lynne Cheney
  Thursday, August 31 at Noon Eastern.  LiveOnline! is an internet
  Radio Show netcasting every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon EDT.

  Use this link to listen to the interview and browse archived
  interviews:
  http://www.broadcast.com/radio/political/gwbradio/

___________________________Top Story_______________________________

           ****** BUSH-CHENEY FOCUS ON EDUCATION ******

       BUSH OFFERS NEW EDUCATION PROPOSALS WHILE GORE PUSHES
                       COMPLICATED TAX CUTS

     Governor Bush delivered the two largest tax cuts in Texas
    history, while increasing education spending by $8.3 billion.

  "Robert Canavan, a spokesman for Rebuild America's Schools, a
  coalition of school groups pressing for construction legislation,
  praised Bush's proposals [for schools serving Indian reservations
  and military bases]."
        - Washington Post, Kenneth J. Cooper, 8/25/00

  "Bush's promise to give more money to historically black colleges
  and universities resonated with many Dillard University
  students..."
        - The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Littice
          Bacon-Blood, 8/25/00

  "Gore has proposed a whole bunch of government spending programs
  run by the Internal Revenue Service...It adds up to about 500
  billion in spending programs that would be run by IRS."
        - CNN's "Inside Politics," Bob McIntyre [Citizens for Tax
  Justice], 8/22/00

  "Mr. Bush's plan cuts the income tax rate for all taxpayers in all
  income brackets...Mr. Gore's plan does not cut rates..."
        - New York Times, Frank Bruni, 8/21/00

  Governor Bush's latest proposal's are listed below.  To learn more,
  follow the links to the full text @ GeorgeWBush.com.

___________________________In The News_____________________________


*1           ****** EDUCATION LEADERS FOR BUSH ******

  Governor George W. Bush announced the kickoff of a national,
  education grassroots coalition.  The coalition, Educators for
  Bush, is comprised of teachers, superintendents, principals,
  university trustees, retired teachers, and government officials.
 
  The Governor outlined differences between his agenda to reform
  education and Al Gore's, including the following seven
  initiatives:  accountability, basics of reading, flexibility for
  states, making Head Start a reading program, implementing
  character and discipline, and giving parents choices.

  Governor Bush's education agenda is based on a record of
  successful, across the board, results. As Governor of Texas,
  using these principles, and working with Democrats and
  Republicans, Texas has achieved the following results:

  * Greatest gains in the nation in overall student achievement
  * First in the nation in teacher quality
  * Ended social promotion so no child advances without meeting
    the standards
  * African-American 4th graders and 8th grades rank 1st in the
    nation in math and in writing
  * Hispanic 8th graders rank 2nd in the nation in writing
  * Increased funding for public schools by 37% per student,
    and increased teacher pay by 33% per teacher
  * Authorized the creation of charter schools, which now
    number 168
  * Launched the Early Reading Initiative with reading
    academies, intensive teacher training, reading diagnostics
    and reading intervention programs
  * Made the first Texas investment in Head Start
  * Made the largest investment in early childhood education
    in Texas history

  Details:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&ID=1106
 

*2          ****** LATIN AMERICAN POLICY SPEECH ****** 

  Governor Bush pledged to establish "a renewed commitment to
  democracy and freedom" in the Western Hemisphere and outlined
  his agenda to put Latin America at the forefront of U.S.
  foreign policy. Governor Bush will work to establish stronger
  relationships with Latin American countries, help them pursue
  democracy by promoting economic growth and stability, and
  remove the barriers preventing free trade.

  Press release and fact sheet:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&Search=1&ID=1087

  Text of the speech:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=SP&ID=50



*3             ****** MINORITY EDUCATION ******


  Governor Bush advocates $437 million in new funding for
  Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).  The United
  States currently has 104 HBCUs, including Dillard University in
  New Orleans, where Governor Bush made his announcement.

  His proposal also calls for enhanced Pell Grants to students
  who pass rigorous math and science courses in high school.

  Details:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&Search=1&ID=1068

  WHAT THEY'RE SAYING...

  "I think the Republicans are reaching out to African-Americans,
  and I think that's healthy and important." 
        - Dillard University President Michael Lomax

  "I really appreciate his coming out and letting us know where he
  stands."
        - Stephanie Gannt, a sophomore Democrat from Atlanta

 
*4           ****** EDUCATION ON MILITARY FACILITIES ******

    Governor Bush Proposes $310 Million In Funding To Aid Public
         Schools Located On Or Near Military Facilities

  Schools in Central Kitsap, Illinois School District Qualify for
                             $18.5 Million

  Bush has proposed to infuse $310 million in funding into the
  Department of Education's "Impact Aid" Construction Program. The
  program repairs and builds public schools located on or near
  military bases, which are the responsibility of the federal
  government. With this funding, schools that are in the most need
  due to the current backlog in funding would receive immediate
  help. 

  Details:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&ID=1031
 

*5               ****** READING INITIATIVE ******

           Governor Bush Highlights Reading Initiative

  FLORENCE, SC - During a visit to Royall Elementary School
  Governor Bush applauded the school's comprehensive reading
  initiative - "Reading Renaissance." The Florence School District
  One Board of Trustees built on the program's success by requiring
  all thirteen elementary schools in the district to implement the
  program, and providing additional funding for training and the
  purchase of books.

  Details:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&ID=396


*6             ****** NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOOLS ******

  Governor Bush Unveils $928 Million Proposal To Repair And Build
                            Indian Schools

  Promising that the "federal government will meet its
  responsibilities to Native American children," Gov. Bush pledged
  to provide $928 million in funding to repair and build Indian
  schools. Of the total amount, $802 million will immediately
  eliminate the current backlog of repairs and $126 million will
  build six schools. 

  He also pledged to modernize Indian schools while maintaining
  their historic character.

  Details:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&ID=1023

 
*7              ****** Speeches and Ads ******

  Want to read one of the convention speeches?  Have you seen the
  latest TV Ads?  You can find all this and more @ GeorgeWBush.com.
  Use the following links to find the most current information, as
  well as archived materials.

  Governor Bush's Acceptance Speech:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=SP&ID=48

  Secretary Cheney's Speech:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=SP&ID=49

  Laura Bush's Convention Remarks:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=SP&ID=47

  For more speeches,
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=SP

  TV Ads:
  http://www.georgewbush.com/AudioVideo.asp
  

_________________________What They're Saying_______________________

  U.S. News & World Report
  SCHOOLS THAT WORK
  Texas beats California, thanks to spending and tests
  Ben Wildavsky
  8/7/00

  Excerpt: "In search of schools that were doing better with
  similar kids, [San Diego, CA's Jefferson Elementary School]
  principal Bonny Russell and several teachers traveled 700 miles
  east to El Paso, Texas. They were impressed with what they saw:
  high-poverty schools like Scotsdale Elementary, where a mostly
  minority student body has attained near 100 percent pass rates
  on state reading, writing, and math tests. 'There was a passion
  there that every kid can succeed, that all kids can learn,' says
  Bill Bailey, a former fifth- and sixth-grade teacher who is now
  a "peer coach" at Jefferson. Russell credits the ideas she
  picked up in Texas, including a heavy focus on reading and
  writing, with a sharp rise in her school's performance the
  following year."

  For the full story:
  http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/000807/rand.htm


  New York Daily News
  GORE'S POPULISM MAY NOT BE SO POPULAR
  Cokie and Steven V. Roberts
  8/22/00

  Can Al Gore's campaign theme - us against them, the people vs.
  the powerful - work in 2000?

  We are skeptical, and so are a lot of party activists. We ran
  into two of them after Gore's acceptance speech and asked their
  reaction.  Silence. Finally one said, "Wrong time, wrong
  message."

  That reaction reflects a deep uneasiness in Democratic ranks,
  even after postconvention polls gave the vice president a nice
  bounce. Loyalists fear he is misreading the way the economy and
  the country have changed, making the old Democratic religion
  ineffective with the swing voters who decide elections.

  For the full story:
  http://www.nydailynews.com/2000-08-22/News_and_Views/Opinion/a-77339.asp


  Roll Call
  GORE COMES OFF AS POPULIST, HANDS THE CENTER TO BUSH
  Morton M. Kondracke
  8/21/00

  LOS ANGELES, CA - Vice President Al Gore ceded the political
  center to Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) at the Democratic
  National Convention last week -- and with it, probably, the
  election.

  Gore may or may not get a brief polling bounce from the
  convention, but he handed Bush huge gifts for the fall campaign,
  leaving the presidential debates as his last chance to win the
  White House.

  Gore's acceptance speech -- written by himself, leaving no one
  else to blame -- revealed him to be an old-line populist liberal
  with a grim view of America's "working families" being victimized
  by "powerful forces and powerful interests."

  There was no sense of optimism, despite America's economic boom,
  and no sense that the high-tech new economy provides exciting
  opportunities.

  For the full story,
  http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&Search=1&ID=1036
 

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