1.   Americorps was started by President Clinton to encourage young people to volunteer in local communities in exchange for education aid.

2.   And his lieutenants pointed out that the Governor had a separate plan that was intended to increase sharply state education aid to the city.

3.   As Pataki described it Wednesday, cuts in education aid seem all to the good.

4.   Both would make federal education aid contingent on showing test-score progress.

5.   -- A tax exclusion for employers who provide education for employees and a tax credit to encourage small businesses to offer education aid to employees.

6.   -- Create a tax exclusion for employers who provide education for employees and a tax credit to encourage small businesses to offer education aid to employees.

7.   But city education aid is generally not designated for particular items, like textbooks, and therefore does not have to be shared, school officials said.

8.   But Clinton said she never urged her husband to help the men, who were convicted of stealing millions of dollars in government education aid.

9.   But the issue of education aid will not go away.

10.   Clinton has so far resisted calls for cuts in spending on Medicare health insurance programs for the elderly, education aid and environmental programs.