The two national teachers» unions mounted
a vigorous lobbying campaign this week to rewrite language linking teacher bonuses to student test scores and other incentive - pay provisions contained in a draft bill for reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act.
Separately, administration officials said they had approved a $ 1.06 billion loan guarantee for an Oregon wind farm, the world's largest, after project developers waged
a vigorous lobbying campaign to bring the year - long application process to a conclusion.