He's a very good student of gymnastics. Some guys aren't students. They're just here to compete in gymnastics and go through the motions. They really don't understand what gymnastics is all about.

We know how important it is for students to look at material, make inferences and look at the source of the material. Our speaker did a good job of showing how it's necessary to expand the borders of students' learning, but at the same time, be more deliberate in teaching critical thinking skills.

It's an important opportunity for students to actually get to meet, get up close and hear a viable candidate in person.

Today, nearly half of our students have been displaced because of Katrina. Our main goal today is get our students back, rebuild our facilities and reopen.

We had very positive feedback about having the event later in the day. Students said it created more of a concert feel.

The expenditure formula reflects both regular and special education costs, excluding tuition and assessment costs associated with educating students out of district. It should also exclude land, buildings, capital reserve and debt service.