41.   He points to statistics that indicate a higher percentage of African-American students were penalized last year by several big city schools than were white students.

42.   He said city schools fail to make sure that high school graduates are prepared for college-level work.

43.   High school debate, once an intellectual pursuit associated with elite private schools, has become a forum for spirited students from the toughest city schools.

44.   Her death prompted outrage from parents who have long complained about unsafe construction work at city schools.

45.   His Eeepy Creepy Day, which stars confiscated animals, is always a big hit when he performs a show-and-tell at city schools.

46.   How much violence and illegal conduct have really escalated in city schools is hard to measure, since past reports have been discredited.

47.   If anything, he added, he was more determined than ever to stay on the job and continue his efforts to improve city schools.

48.   I myself remember moving from my little country school to the city school, and being mortified about having to take showers.

49.   If college basketball is ever going to establish itself in Boston, an annual round robin between the city schools makes sense.

50.   In announcing the indictment Wednesday, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said the charges were part of an ongoing investigation of billing for work in city schools.