Miami-Dade schools' finances draw state scrutiny (Miami Herald)

Eight Florida school districts -- including Miami-Dade -- are being monitored by the state Department of Education because their reserves are dangerously low.

Miami-Dade teachers, district should compromise (Miami Herald)

The budget situation keeps getting grimmer for Florida's public schools. State lawmakers are saying there will be more cuts to education funding during the special session to meet the $2.3 billion shortfall in the state budget that lasts another six months. There's no good news on the horizon, either. More than likely the Legislature will trim school spending further during the regular session.

Greg Lalas: The first annual U.S. soccer fan's almanac for 2009 (Sports Illustrated)

One of my New Year's resolutions was to shed some of my soccer geekiness. No more whole Saturdays spent watching the English Premier League in the morning, Spain's La Liga in the afternoon, MLS at night. No more work e-mails ignored in favor of reading the du Nord blog. No more surfing YouTube for videos of goals interred in my memory.

Charisse: From inside a dying industry (The Evening Sun)

"When newspaper circulation declines, puppies pay," a headline in the online Los Angeles Times declared the other day.

Pucko: Best Case Scenarios '09 (R News)

The following does not reflect the views of R News or its parent company Time Warner Cable. BEST CASE SCENARIOS "This is Jeopardy!" Best case scenarios in sports for 2009.