Those were really outstanding improvements.

Students who are English-language learners, many of them, not all, are likely to score better in math than in English-language arts. So that is one subgroup that we have to take a look at their scores.

There are no federal sanctions for non-Title 1 schools. Having said that, we still do focus on improving performance among these groups.

Our pain hides beneath these fluttering, random thoughts that run through our heads in an endless loop. But there's so much freedom in getting to know what's under there, the bedrock.

We're going to fight the charges strenuously.

The most formative time of our lives are the years between birth and age 21, when we explore who we are and learn from those who surround us.