We know that all our schools are trying very hard, ... To be put on a list -- it's just a stigma I'm not sure is helpful.

Our major goal with school construction procurement is to ensure that we have efficient state-of-the-art facilities that serve our students well. We believe in this instance that the process was fair and effective,

We've put $623 million into 20 projects so far, ... That means more than half of our students are in renovated buildings, many of which have facilities that are also available to the surrounding communities.

I think we're always in a continuous cycle of trying to attract people who really want to teach in an urban environment, ... We already know that people in this program will have a passion for city schools.

We're really trying to focus more on data, so that you know where your students are at any point in time,

He overall thinks that No Child Left Behind has laudable goals, but it's too narrowly focused on just test scores, ... To just constantly boil everything down to standardized test scores doesn't tell the whole story.