11.   Karen Hughes, a spokeswoman for Bush, said the governor has no problem with the increase in teacher pay.

12.   Lawmakers should ratchet up teacher pay in step with tougher teacher standards and accountability.

13.   McBride says Florida needs to reduce class sizes and increase teacher pay.

14.   Moreover, teacher pay viewed through the same lens shows the United States to be among the lowest, with demands on teacher time in class among the highest.

15.   On another crucial issue, teacher pay, the Senate has played shrinking violet.

16.   Other possible changes involve student performance, teacher pay and a crackdown on student violence.

17.   Reforms favored by most respondents included higher spending, particularly to raise teacher pay or to inject extra funds in failing schools.

18.   Specter said some states have been proposing to use the tobacco money for such purposes as highways, mental health programs, debt reduction and to increase teacher pay.

19.   Teacher pay as a percentage of national income is also lower and teacher workload higher than in many other comparable countries, the study found.

20.   Texas lawmakers may say they took care of that need by raising teacher pay to a few notches below national average two years ago.