Texas' current retention policy has not demonstrated any evidence of improving student success. It has not materially improved our high school graduation rate, nor has retention resulted in improved academic proficiency of graduates.

Clearly, the retention policy suffers design flaws. If retention's purpose is to produce more academically able students, the loophole in state policy that allows large numbers of failing students to bypass retention needs to be closed. What good is retention if it doesn't help educational outcomes?

It makes it far more difficult for Sprint Nextel to argue for a valuation materially below current trading levels of Nextel Partners, ... Nextel Partners has a far superior growth profile than Alamosa.

All our evidence indicates that the current fishing pressure on these stocks is much too high.

Look, he is the governor of Texas, not someone who is setting our international policy.

Performance incentives focus education dollars on effective teaching and student learning.