We're not out to undo years and years of what we've done. But it's incumbent on us to be informed about successful programs.

Apart from that money being constitutionally dedicated to a specific purpose, it has traditionally funded textbooks. But (attorneys tell us) there is some discretion at the Legislative area to do something else with it.

We've freed up the largest sum ever to cover those expenses.

This is not a Republican or Democratic issue at the state board. We are completely united in our request that the Legislature free up money for those books. We are sending them plenty of money. It's not tax revenue.

The full funding for this cycle would have been $365 million.

You have to give our guys credit coming back like that. We need a stretch like this to get us back in the running.