While the MEAP scores are not necessarily a reflection of the school system, in general it's the only measurement people look at.

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It's an important document, the charter, ... Hopefully the people running are doing this for noble reasons, like keeping Dearborn a great place, and not for their own agendas.

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It's such a big psychological target ... The question is how many people want to take a profit at this point.

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To come out and try and portray a story that they are not responsible is completely ridiculous. When it comes down to the deadline somebody has to pay. They are trying to talk this thing down.

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It's really become a weather dominated market right now.

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[The new storm] could be coming in right exactly where Katrina didn't go, ... It could be a bad situation for all the platforms that didn't get hit before.

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We want to make sure the school system gives the best education possible, ... (But) I'm not going to tell Dr. Artis how to run the school system ? that's his and the school board's decision.

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People vote with their feet. If they feel they're not getting something valuable, then they move (out). If they feel they're getting something good, then they move in.

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This was like we could get right into the house right before the event.

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