21.   After decades of breast-beating and trumpeted education reforms, why are most high school graduates only marginally fit for the world of work or college?

22.   After testing all the teachers, ranking all the students, and revising all the curricula, one barrier will remain to meaningful education reform in Massachusetts.

23.   Bullock said the lobby should not have tried to move on the casino issue before matters such as the state budget and education reform had passed.

24.   Bush criticized Gore on issues such as education reform, tax cuts and appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court, and never named McCain during his speech.

25.   Bush promised during the campaign that he would make a Medicare prescription drug plan his second legislative proposal after education reform.

26.   Bush did make compromises that allowed the enactment of promising education reforms.

27.   Bush, citing improvements in Texas public school test scores, has said he has established a record of education reform.

28.   Bush does have an agenda, and he is in fact embarking on it with his education reforms and massive tax cut proposals.

29.   Bush is banking that the popularity of education reform will forge the bipartisan cooperation he needs to score an early legislative victory.

30.   But except for passage of a tough assault weapons ban and a few education reforms and environmental measures, there is little action.