51.   That might help the GOP knock off incumbent Democratic state Rep. Carl Rogers, whose outer suburban district is swelling with Republican transplants.

52.   The high stakes in Texas between the two parties was evident by the role played by DeLay, who represents a suburban Houston district.

53.   The group says most complaints it hears are about suburban districts, a trend it noticed about three years ago.

54.   The new map transfers minority voters in three districts in and around Newark to nearby suburban districts that usually elect Republicans.

55.   The new practice has helped the city compete with suburban districts, which tend to get their budgets earlier, snapping up the most desirable applicants.

56.   The program also nominally permits Cleveland children to transfer to suburban school districts that are willing to accept them, but no suburban district has agreed to participate.

57.   Torricelli said he was concerned that the proposal would in effect place a ceiling on how much some suburban districts would spend on education.

58.   To promote integration, Massachusetts permits black and Hispanic students in cities like Boston or Springfield to transfer for free to suburban districts.

59.   Under the current formula, affluent suburban districts, with virtually no poor students, are depriving urban and rural districts of a fair share.

60.   Union officials insist that the best way to attract enough teachers is a large across-the-board raise, which would make the system competitive with suburban districts.