51.   The goals with the most intense support from the most people are ensuring school safety, raising academic achievement, lowering dropout rates and increasing parental participation.

52.   The governor has often spoken about the importance of improving school safety, and many of his proposals were not new.

53.   The GOP plan would also make grant money available to school districts that want money to improve school safety.

54.   The mayor wants the police to take over responsibility for school safety.

55.   The mayor and the chancellor disagree more strenuously on whether the board should cede control of school safety to the Police Department.

56.   The New York City Police and the Board of Education have long disagreed about whom should have control of school safety.

57.   The plans include everything from providing more money to teach reading to promoting school safety and character education.

58.   The pollsters asked parents of public-school children and other adults two multiple-choice questions on school safety.

59.   The president also announces that the first White House conference on school safety to be held in October.

60.   The principal insists that the point is school safety, an issue that strikes a receptive chord with parents concerned about school shootings around the country.