need help with a hover

[darrenb]

I've been told you can use the hover on things not wrapped in an "a" tag. How would I go about doing this? The scenario I need to use it in is:

<input type="radio" name="schools" value="highschool" /> <span class="school">High School</span>
<input type="radio" name="schools" value="cegep" /> <span class="school">CEGEP</span>
<input type="radio" name="schools" value="college" /> <span class="school">College</span>
<input type="radio" name="schools" value="university" /> <span class="school">University</span>
<input type="radio" name="schools" value="noschool" /> <span class="school">Not in School</span>

I need it so when the mouse goes over each input there will be a box behind it with a color

 

[ronaldroe]

input:hover{background-color:whatever;}