21.   The Legislature must rectify the longstanding injustice of the city getting less than its share of education aid.

22.   The new law dramatically increases education aid, to be spent in part on teacher training, reading instruction, classroom technology and special help for bilingual children.

23.   The legislation would end the system under which the federal government tells states how their federal education aid must be spent.

24.   The profits go to education, the gambling governors claim, as they substitute lottery money for other state education aid in a classic bait-and-switch.

25.   The president was able to contain liberal opposition by expanding education aid and restoring some welfare benefits cut last year.

26.   The two sides are deeply divided, particularly over spending for the Medicare health insurance program for the elderly, education aid and environmental enforcement.

27.   Torricelli says that he, too, wants to balance the budget but would fight cuts in Medicare, environmental protection and education aid.

28.   To make matters worse, New York City is still getting less than its fair share of state education aid.

29.   Ultimately, the officials said, the schools could face the loss of federal education aid.

30.   Urban schools said they would be hit harder than rural districts under proposed federal budget cuts in education aid.