Swing. And a Miss.

I feel sorry for all the weather forecasters around here. Really. I do. Our big winter weather event simply didn’t materialize. At least not when it comes to ice and snow. When it started sleeting right around 10 pm last night, I convinced myself that the forecasts were right on target. Surprise! We woke up to just a handful of school closings and pretty much dry roadways. Swing. And a miss! Still, don’t kid yourself, it is cold out there and going to get colder. Bundle up – keep the pets indoors – check on the elderly. Be a good neighbor.

On the news front, there’s a big report out today about education in America. It shows that, here in the South, a majority of public school students are poor and from minority racial groups.

America’s changing schools

A report being released today shows that a majority of public school students in the South are poor and come from minority racial groups. No, it’s not because of white flight to private schools. The shift was fueled not by white flight [...]

The discussion, of course, is about what all of that means to educators in the South – how do you deal with test scores that are typically lower among the poor and minorities.

If you carry your laptop or iPhone with you in downtown North Little Rock, you’ve had access to free wireless, via the folks at Urban Wireless, for some time now. Good news! They’re just expanded across the river!

Urban Wirelss Now Covers Downtown LR

Urban Wireless now provides free wireless internet in downtown Little Rock. In a cooperative agreement with Central Arkansas Transit [...]

Speaking of technology, we’re all gaining a new set of eyes and ears at the Arkansas Legislature:

Arkansas House Will Live Stream the Fiscal Session

Arkansas House of Representatives’ New Communication Director Amanda Manatt confirms today that they are on pace to have internet live streaming in place in time for the first fiscal session which begins in February. At first, only the proceeding on the House floor and in committee room 151 will set up with other committee rooms [...]

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