October 23, 1998

Congress Passes Bill to Extend Federal Vocational-Education Programs

By JEFFREY SELINGO

The House of Representatives and the Senate unanimously approved a compromise bill this month that would extend federal vocational-education programs for another five years.

President Clinton is expected to sign the bill.

Almost half of the $1.2-billion authorized in the bill for the 1998 fiscal year is geared toward postsecondary education, primarily community colleges. Lobbyists for the American

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