I'm of the opinion that school systems in the United States are not funded properly. If a school needs extra read more

I'm of the opinion that school systems in the United States are not funded properly. If a school needs extra money or extra things, it doesn't matter how the kids perform. I think these schools need a lot more money and a lot more effort put into them.

Nothing succeeds like -- failure.

Nothing succeeds like -- failure.

We competed better in the second half,

We competed better in the second half,

The families coming up here will be people who want to escape New Orleans and other Gulf Coast areas permanently,

The families coming up here will be people who want to escape New Orleans and other Gulf Coast areas permanently,

[She: Combines an entrepreneurial spirit with skills as a former computer specialist and corporate trainer to design real-world projects incorporating read more

[She: Combines an entrepreneurial spirit with skills as a former computer specialist and corporate trainer to design real-world projects incorporating task management, teamwork, responsibility, etiquette, success and failure; Has entrepreneurship students form companies to make and market products, complete tasks in an Apprentice-like game and manage a community golf tournament that raises up to $3,000 a year for charity; Advises student council and school online magazine, www.dawgmag.org; Turns simple keyboarding drills into PowerPoint-driven games with raffle tickets for small prizes; Videoconferencing with All-USA Teacher Teammate Pam Vaughan and her rural Arkansas chemistry class for a year-long project in which her students will market soap made by Vaughan's students; Collaborates with local businesses and corporations to form districtwide partnerships;] She has a passion for teaching and for children, a creative mind and limitless energy, ... When you put that together, you have something special.

Contrary to what many people may think, the nation's children are faring better in many respects than they have in read more

Contrary to what many people may think, the nation's children are faring better in many respects than they have in previous years.

I agree with that. I think you will see us recasting some of our thinking to look at longer term read more

I agree with that. I think you will see us recasting some of our thinking to look at longer term things.

Companies like Texas Instruments, companies like Cisco Systems in enterprise networking. Leaders in their space, bellwethers, big-cap liquid names that read more

Companies like Texas Instruments, companies like Cisco Systems in enterprise networking. Leaders in their space, bellwethers, big-cap liquid names that I think are going to be around for the long term, leaders in the up cycle, ... Companies that the institutional investor can get in and out of quickly and that tends to draw a larger portion of the money when we have these volatile times.

Alan Greenspan has probably been a key player in more Republican presidential campaigns and Republican party platforms and Republican administrations read more

Alan Greenspan has probably been a key player in more Republican presidential campaigns and Republican party platforms and Republican administrations than any other economist in the country. He's a wonderful politician.