We remain convinced that this project will never become a reality.

It's the integral part of the state's accountability system. It's a high-stakes test, and it's highly secure. It's important they follow all the guidelines and policies for test security before, during and after test administration.

Just because you weren't born with wings, it doesn't mean you weren't meant to fly.

The state doesn't provide any money to private schools. They're deemed private businesses, private entities.

The testing company has done a really remarkable job, considering, for instance, last year, it handled more than 12 million testing documents for Texas.

It's part of the overall package to improve education and increase college-readiness standards. We've already put in place a more rigorous curriculum and we're implementing several projects that are going to have an effect.