Teachers union accepts evaluation program (Daily Record)...City schools launch attendance campaign (Baltimore Sun)...It's time for school choice (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Putting parents in charge (New York Times)...Colorado's education strides (Denver Post)...Going to a virtual charter school (WXIA-TV)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Moving beyond 'blame the teacher' (Los Angeles Times)...After low scores, 34 city teachers depart (Yale Daily News)...White House plans more digital learning (USA Today)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

New focus on choice in schools (Boston Globe)...Charter school panel ready to act (Indianapolis Star)...Colorado seeks flexibility in NCLB (Florida Times Union Blog)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

New Orleans, Louisiana’s (NOLA), ed establishment has mounted a fight they hope carries hurricane force winds to the Big Easy, knocking out the careful and successful repair work of the state’s -- and perhaps -- the south’s -- worst school system. That system lost everything in the tragic hurricane of 2005, but from the ashes emerged a fresh start for schools, including no interference by a power-hungry school board and unions, as well as from tenure and seniority issues that protect jobs often at the expense of kids. Next month’s elections will decide the fate of 11 positions on the state board of education. Unlike most states, their job is not only to pick a state superintendent who can advocate for or against reforms like the charter schools that gave NOLA a fresh start or the pathbreaking voucher program that now helps thousands with private education. This board and the state super also have authority over the Recovery District, and that is why this is such a hot race. Teacher unions have banded together with the Coalition for Louisiana Public Education to try to return NOLA to a pre-Katrina structure. It’s a pity they still don’t get it. Get involved and publicize the importance of reform-minded candidates to your friends or colleagues in the Bayou. For more information on New Orleans schools, visit: http://educatenow.net/ or http://newschoolsforneworleans.org/index.php Read more »

We need more charter schools (CNN Blog)...Second chance for non-traditional students (Las Vegas Review-Journal)...Arizona parents opt to homeschool (Arizona Republic)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Catholic schools tackle low enrollment (Washington Post)...Rethinking high school (Columbus Dispatch)...'Voucher tax' fast-tracked (Journal Sentinel)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

What successful charters do (Washington Post Blog)...Teacher honor roll grows (Chicago Tribune)...Price of overhauling education (The Oregonian)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Conn. education leader faces big challenges (The Day)...A winning formula for schools (Miami Herald)...Homeschool co-ops tap pooled resources (Wall Street Journal)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Catholic school teachers go on strike (Philadelphia Inquirer)...D.C. parents home-schooling their children (Washington Post)...Grading public school teachers (The Intelligencer)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »