United States President Bill Clinton checks his watch as he walks with Michael Casserly, Director of the Council of Great City Schools on 31 October, 1999.  Clinton was making remarks as he left for the summit in Oslo, Norway to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat.  In his remarks he criticized GOP lawmakers for failing to carry out their promise to hire 100,000 new teachers nationwide.  Clinton's remarks coincided with the release of the Council of Great City Schools' study touting the benefits of low teacher-pupil ratios in schools.<br /> Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP
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