We've really narrowed our search to a small area to make sure they're going to be in the Memorial school district.

The weekend they came through was the same weekend the newspaper had the story about the proposed school. They have young children and I assume that played some factor.

Being named a great school at a great price means that we offer both high-quality academic programs and real affordability for families. We offer a personal touch that's hard to match at a big school but without a big price tag.

Our whole school is on it, I would say. It's one of those things that just caught on.

It's not like throwing a bone to the far right, it's like throwing a carcass, ... He's voted for school vouchers, against affirmative action, against abortion. He has voted for very punitive juvenile justice legislation. He has voted for a constitutional amendment (banning) flag desecration. He is the architect of efforts to give federal funding to religiously controlled institutions -- he doesn't seem to have much regard for separation of church and state.

I try to get them out of (playing) characters that are in high school. I try to get them thinking, too.