101.   Clinton said the federal government should do more to ease the financial strain on schools by providing more money to hire new teachers and build more classrooms.

102.   Coming up with the money to hire more teachers and build and modernize school facilities has been the top education priority of the White House and Democrats.

103.   Democrats are reluctant to accept any cuts to their top priorities of hiring new teachers and modernizing rundown schools.

104.   Democrats complained that while setting aside money for Clinton proposals for hiring teachers and rebuilding schools, it would let state and local governments use it for other purposes.

105.   Democrats are reluctant to accept any cuts to their top priorities of reducing class size, hiring new teachers, and modernizing run-down schools.

106.   Democrats are battling for specific funds to hire new teachers and repair crumbling schools.

107.   Democrats are battling for specific money to hire new teachers and repair crumbling schools.

108.   Edison could hire new teachers who are not union members, but Edison officials have said they would work closely with the teachers union.

109.   Extra funds often are used to hire extra teachers and pay for resources.

110.   He also objected that the GOP did not provide money to help communities hire elementary school teachers.