41.   In New York City, a recent study revealed that failing schools often become retirement homes for inept teachers who were not wanted elsewhere.

42.   It also would penalize failing schools that do not improve within three years.

43.   It demands improvements in teacher quality and corrective actions to show that failing schools are making efforts to catch up.

44.   It would give additional money to schools on the rebound academically and would make more college aid available to high-achieving students in failing schools.

45.   Last March the school board was desperate to help its failing schools.

46.   Last month, parents angrily rejected his proposal to privatize five failing schools.

47.   Lieberman said he could support a demonstration voucher program that targeted poor children in failing schools and did not siphon money away from public education.

48.   Money would have been funneled to low-income students trapped in failing schools.

49.   Other issues include a definition of what constitutes a failing school.

50.   Others agreed that the formula to fix failing schools should not be such a mystery.