We feel very strongly, and our members for many years have felt, that public funds belong in the public- school system.

He doesn't have the power. All he can do is scream loudly.

It would allow the governor to cut funding three times a year and would make it almost impossible for school districts to truly budget -- long range or even medium long range.

He picked cotton, he drove tractors, he worked the fields, and he never finished high school. B.B. played the blues because he lived the blues.

What we think is unique here is that the technology is used throughout the school district by all levels of employees, whether they are teachers, the superintendent, or the custodian. All of us now use a computer for our work, which has created a common culture across our district.

Last (school) year we had it twice. Because of Katrina we didn't have it in the fall. We will be featuring students from the fall (classes).