Channel 8's Jason Whitely, in 2 parts, exposes a $52 million dollar budget deficit that may impact teachers' salaries. District officials make all sorts of claims that the mistake may actually turn into a surplus (watch part 1 [1], watch part 2 [2]).

And Brad Hawkins reports on boxes of confidential materials placed in a DISD recycling bin (view it here [3]). This is reminiscent of an event where a file cabinet containing student records was previously found sitting outside a portable building behind Robert T. Hill Junior High school in 2006.

Today, trustees will get a sneak peek of the District audit--now several months overdue.