Published: November 1, 1999

Election 2000

With the presidential election just a year away, it's hard to know which way is up when it comes to the candidates and education issues. In the 1996 race for the White House, Democrats championed national standards and more funding for education, while Republicans wanted to test teachers and abolish the Department of Education. This year they've switched roles, with the leading Republican contenders supporting de facto national standards and more federal school spending on schools. As for the Democrats, Al Gore wants to test teachers every five years, and Bill Bradley is flirting with a typically conservative solution to troubled public schools-vouchers. Confused? Here's what you need to know about the men who would be president:

Republican | Democrat | Reform