We believe that investments in programs such as Head Start and other high quality early education programs that are proven to give kids the right start in life are among the most powerful weapons we have to fight against crime.

You can't enjoy freedoms, you can't think about the quality of life of your citizens, you can't think of a future for your citizens or jobs or economic prosperity, life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, if you can't provide a level of security for the country itself.

It's getting competitive with some of the quality you get on cell phones. It isn't likely to rival what you have on the standard telephone today.

You can't have a quality education without a sound financial background. They are getting quality education there. We need to make sure that quality education continues. We don't know what the state Legislature is going to do with the finances, and that will have a huge impact on what we do locally to support those finances.

The board has to make sure that the education in Collin County is affordable, available and of high quality.

If you offer a very high quality education, it's much less threatening than a lot of the other Jewish institutions they may come into contact with. It becomes an entry point. Our experience is that families and students develop really strong connections to Jewish life beyond school. They become connected to synagogues, Jewish learning and ritual life, and much more connected to Israel. It's really remarkable to see.