School-to-Work Programs Get Another Year of Funding.

WASHINGTON -- Like a cat with nine lives, the federal school-to-work program has survived yet again in Congress.

Discussions between the White House and Congress have produced a package of $110 million for the 1994 school-to-work law, which House Republicans had tried again to kill this year. School-to-work has faced strong criticism from conservatives, who argue that it gives local schools too much control over a student's career choice.

The latest funding, covering fiscal year 2000, is …