A biography is like a handshake down the years, that can become an arm-wrestle.

Now is not the time to blame students. Now is the time to analyze our curriculum and make sure we're teaching what we are being tested on.

With small schools and declining enrollment, two or three kids can dramatically affect test scores. We tested 75 fewer students district wide than last year.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

I trust that age with not wither, nor custom stale my infinite variety.

For you have fallen low, let us see someday how high you can rise...