1.   Teachers never get paid overtime.

2.   America is paying its teachers less than do other industrial nations.

3.   An aggressive union has successfully demanded that teachers be well paid for putting up with poorly equipped schools and poorly prepared students.

4.   And it called for better accounting in everything from the way textbooks are purchased to the way teachers are paid.

5.   Another major stumbling block is that a longer year would mean paying teachers for extra time.

6.   Are their teachers better paid and trained?

7.   But Ms. Feldman was critical of pilot programs, like the ones endorsed by Chase in Denver, that would pay teachers based on student test scores.

8.   Gore spoke about paying teachers more.

9.   He said Texas is paying its teachers better and is providing its schools with more equitable funding.

10.   He said all teachers should be paid based on merit, and they should be tested periodically for competence.