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Describes Vice President Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign efforts at one Michigan high school, from the arrival of advance Secret Service agents to scope out the school, to determination of what the Vice President would do during his 7-hour visit, to who would host the Vice President, to how students and staff responded to the visit. (SM)

Educators and business people must recognize that there is no shortage of skilled labor but a shortage of jobs requiring skilled labor. Corporate America appears to be hiding decades of mismanagement behind presumed faults of the education system. The salaries of skilled laborers have actually declined 3 percent since 1987, and about 20 percent of college graduates are underemployed. (MLH)

Discusses increasing involvement of business leaders in the school reform debate and provides evidence of busines's high profile in education policymaking on both state and national levels; notes conflicting views among educators and advocates in the educational establishment. (SM)

As success of one Toyota-managed auto plant shows, U.S. workers can produce as effectively and competitively when given good, work-specific training and a well-managed environment. By blaming their own faltering performance on inadequate work force skills, the nation's top chief executives have found a cheap, convenient way to scapegoat U.S. workers and the educational system while demanding tax breaks. (MLH)