HISD was a choice district long before it became in vogue, ... There are so many options out there.

I think they're ready to go, ... We have a good choice of two punters.

Most families have a choice of where they can go. They can go to other public housing; or they can use Section 8 vouchers.

There are a lot of reasons why California is no longer as strong a location of choice for international migrants as it once was. Housing is one. In California and in San Diego, wages for low-skilled jobs aren't very different than those in Arizona and Nevada, but the cost of housing is much higher here.

We have certain standards that are mandated that students have to reach certain levels of achievement to go on to the next grade.

We have to compete for the best teachers. We don't have enough money to compete very effectively, and so we've got to be creative.