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Voucher funding formula modified (The Daily Advertiser)...Lawsuits to stop school closings (Chicago Tribune)...Revises reading plan for Ohio schools (Columbus Dispatch)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Parent trigger group gets thumbs-up from LAUSD (Mercury News)...GOP considers statewide school vouchers (Wisconsin Public Radio) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Ind. hits ‘pause button’ on Common Core (Washington Times)...Pittsburgh public schools exploring options for different learning models (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Michigan lawmakers debate teacher performance pay (Detroit News)...Voucher ruling creates uncertainties (Shreveport Times)...Charter schools, merit public aid (Columbus Dispatch) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Troubling survey on teacher quality (The Oklahoman)...Officials scramble to save school year (Detroit News)...Boards discuss teacher evals (Albuquerque Journal) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines

Silenced by teachers union (San Diego Union-Tribune)...Teach-eval ball in state’s court (New York Post)...School district and teachers union reach agreement (Cleveland Plain Dealer) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines

Gov. signs bill linking teacher evals to student performance (Atlanta Journal Constitution Blog)...Funding for La. voucher program struck down by court (Washington Times) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

State school systems rethink Common Core standards (Washington Post)...Board approves virtual school proposal (Garden City Telegram) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

How Indiana's grass-root activists took down the Common Core (Indianapolis Star)...School voucher issue on its own bill vs. within state budget (FoxNews) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.