41.   Instead, in a move that infuriated Senate Democrats, Republicans designed a program that would not require schools to hire new teachers at all.

42.   Instead of hiring specialized teachers, the school provides physical education, Spanish, art and counseling through contracts or partnerships with local agencies.

43.   It could be used to hire new teachers and provide staff development opportunities.

44.   It is the Legislature, for example, that chooses how many teachers to hire and where to assign them.

45.   Kennedy claimed it would eliminate millions of federal dollars allocated to states each year for programs that aid low-income students and help school districts hire teachers.

46.   More problematic has been hiring sufficient teachers for summer school.

47.   Most minority teachers are quickly hired by better-paying urban and suburban districts.

48.   More specifically, Gore would seize this opportunity to improve the environment and spend more money to hire teachers and build schools.

49.   Most work-site schools are run either by private entities such as Bright Horizons or by public systems that hire teachers, develop curriculums, and manage classrooms.

50.   Negotiators had reached agreements on methods to provide money to school districts to hire new teachers and to renovate existing school buildings.