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With the release of his education reform package today, President Bush has come down solidly on the side of higher standards and more testing for students. As NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports, there is strong support for holding schools more accountable, but there are also concerns that the current emphasis on testing may be missing the point.

The prospect that California's two big utilities will go bankrupt grow by the day. They've already missed payments of hundreds of millions of dollars for wholesale electric bills. What happens if Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric do go bust? Scott Horsley of member station KPBS reports.

Republicans gathered in a Washington hotel last night to bid farewell to President Bill Clinton-- but it was not a tearful affair. With jokes, toasts, poetry, and song, the Republicans celebrated the end of an administration that, for many, couldn't come too soon. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that President Bush meets today with Republican Democratic congressional leadership. It's part of Bush's continuing effort to build support for his legislative agenda.

NPR's Chris Arnold reports on Internet entrepreneur Edward Jackson, co-founder of an on-line business called Skillsvillage.com. Jackson talks about his current success as well as the lessons from his previous start-up attempts over the last five years.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports on Joseph Kabila, new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo and son of recently assassinated president Laurent Kabila. Doubts about Kabila's legitimacy and his ability to lead are widespread in war-torn Congo.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Porto Alegre, Brazil, on this weekend's "World Social Forum," a protest against economic globalization. 4 thousand delegates and official guests from unions and non-governmental organizations around the world are attending.

Yesterday, the final day of the John Ashcroft confirmation hearings, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Ronnie White, a Missouri Supreme Court justice who was denied a place on the federal bench by then-Senator Ashcroft. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Jon Miller reports from Peru that a former president who fled that country years ago to escape criminal charges has now returned. In the vacuum left by the departure of former President Alberto Fujimori, Alan Garcia is making another run for president.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Palestinian leaders have made a joint statement about the status of the ongoing peace negotiations. Both sides say they are very close to an agreement, but the details will not be worked out until after the Israeli election next month.