Presidential Candidates Have Little Opportunity to Talk About
Education  How each candidate would attempt to improve the
American school system is difficult to ascertain.  The next
president will face pressure on college prices.  The next
president will face pressure on college prices.    "Education is
a big issue, but I don't hear much about it, because everyone is
going after the 'gotcha' of the day," says former Secretary of
State Colin Powell, founder of America's Promise, which is
working to draw attention to high school dropout rates. The
organization recently released a study that found that the
graduation rate in 17 of the nation's largest cities is less
than 50 percent, a discouraging statistic in the face of
increased global competition. "We need to be educating our
youngsters to compete with China, India, eastern Europe, Russia,
and Latin America," Powell says.  How each of the presidential
candidates would attempt to improve the American school system
is difficult to ascertain, given the limited d