These children have been through so much, and they're doing the best they can with what they have. I've been here just a short time, but it seems the kids are doing OK. They need time to be kids. So we let them.

We want feedback from all those who our closely involved in every aspect of the process of educating our children. As a board, we felt it was best for us to hand deliver the surveys so that they know their input is both wanted and needed.

Requirements for a live audition were that you had to have your dog with you, along with your children. And neither the dog nor the kids could be borrowed. At that point I thought the song was really good, and we had put a lot into it. So driving to New Jersey to perform it was no big deal.

The rational basis behind the prohibition on termination of pregnancy is the preservation of potential human life, ... With an anencephalic fetus, there is no life. Therefore, it's irrational, and I would say cruel, to apply the restriction in a case like Jane Doe's. This is about the government making this principle that is irrational and tragic.

It is very unique. I think what happens in a big, major institution is coaches get wrapped up in their own little deals.

very nervous, but proud.