1. Texas faces an increasing shortage of well-qualified math and science teachers for a number of reasons, not the least of which is they earn on average $23,000 to $40,000 less than their peers in the private sector. Not surprisingly, the children who need the most help in these areas have the worst teachers. Also not surprisingly, the kids most affected have a more short-term outlook: “Sweet,” they said.
2. A NorthPark cleaning crew worker is in fair condition after a 5 a.m.-ish shooting at the mall. A car rolled by the entrance near Kona Grill and opened fire through the doors, and the worker, who was cleaning the escalator, was hit by a stray bullet. No motive or suspects yet, although police do anticipate a general “we’re going to hell in a handbasket”-style overreaction on this blog’s comments. Let’s not disappoint.
3. Haven’t broken this one out in a while: If you haven’t seen the forecast for tonight, er, uh, DUCK!
