NPR Does KEOM

It’s been around since forever — not quite since the ’70s, but close enough. But just yesterday, National Public Radio’s Wade Goodwyn got around to profiling for All Things Considered none other than Mesquite ISD’s KEOM-FM (88.5), our once-upon-a-time favorite blast from the past where, Goodwyn reports, the sound of…

Who’s the Bigger Draw: Jordin Sparks or Dubya?

George W. and Laura Bush are scheduled to speak at 11 this morning at Cowboys Stadium — who knows, maybe the ex-president slept over? Of course, Arlington school kids won’t be out there for the announcement concerning the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee’s historic service-learning program, about which…

Dalton Sherman, Still DISD’s Best Spokesman

There’s an awful nice Associated Press piece floating around about 11-year-old Dallas Environmental Science Academy sixth-grader Dalton Sherman, who, as you no doubt recall, became the Dallas Independent School District most famous motivational speaker after his back-to-school keynote in ’08. There’s a good reason for the follow-up a year later:…

Yes, But Will DISD Kids Watch Obama?

So, the Plano Independent School District has opted out of President Obama’s speech to students on Tuesday, but what says the Dallas ISD? I asked Jon Dahlander, district spokesman, via e-mail this morning about the district’s plans. While I was out of the office, he left the following message on…

Paul Quinn’s Accredited Again! For Now.

So agreed the respective parties and ordered the federal judge in Georgia who’s handling the college’s lawsuit against the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which stripped the 137-year-old Paul Quinn College of its membership back in June. However, the school remains on double-secret probation pending the outcome of case…

Extra Credit: Paul Quinn’s Federal Lawsuit

As expected, Paul Quinn College is making good on its threat to take the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools all the way to federal court for tossing its accreditation. Two days after the SACS denied Paul Quinn’s appeal, the 137-year-old school sued the association in Atlanta federal court, claiming…