Under any scenario, there is going to be a bucketful of cash being dumped into education this year. There's always something for every side. That's the way politics is played in Albany.

The governor has to be very firm in his commitment to charter schools.

It's like giving Burger King the power to kill a McDonald's that wants to open in the same town.

Creating an education tax-credit program would allow New York to join the half-dozen other states providing families with this type of financial assistance on the cutting edge of education reform.

So many of us were acquaintances or even friends with our neighbors.

It's surprising, but a lot of times we've had really talented running backs so once you get down to the goal line, we were able to run it in most of the time.