All through school, we are building on those concepts of democracy.

We're seeing a huge increase, and it's hard to predict the numbers of students at each school.

We need humor badly. I think in a democracy we have the blessing of being able to laugh at our government. Of all our countless blessings, surely none is more precious than our freedom to laugh.

Then we lose the capability of bringing school groups back together. We discussed this for weeks, and that's why we made the decision we made. I'm sure there are people who think April is not a good time for a parade, but we go to parades in fall when there is bad weather.

There is no perfect or ideal size for a high school. Top-level student achievement can be seen in high schools of all sizes in the state.

We have been able to start a program for elementary school children with TUSD.