Idaho’s overlooked education overhaul law (Idaho Statesman)...‘Parent trigger' legislation in Oklahoma (Daily Ardmoreite)...Accreditation down after math standards increased (Richmond Times-Dispatch)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Program targets achievement gap (Badger Herald)...Charter school opens with exorbitant waiting list (North Brunswick Sentinel)...Area schools prepare to install school governance councils (North Fulton Revue & News)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Evaluating educators (Asbury Park Press)...Charter schools offer brighter futures to D.C. children (Washington Times)...In debate on public schools, New Orleans stands apart (Times-Picayune)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Online school offers flexibility, convenience (Hanford Sentinel)...Talks underway for new D.C. teachers contract (Washington Post)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Voucher lawsuit in Indiana high court (Indianapolis Star)...The ‘walk for choice’ (The Chronicle)...Teachers will get earned merit pay (Spokesman Review) and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

On charter rejection, school board member won't back down (The Tennessean)...Charter school impacts (WWSB ABC 7)...True tenure reform (New Jersey Spotlight) and more in Today's Daily Headlines

Strike lessons learned (Chicago Tribune)...Young, gifted and neglected (Philadelphia Inquirer)...How best to rate California teachers? (Orange County Register) and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Judge delays Chicago strike ruling (Wall Street Journal)...Maine school-choice task force (Kennebec Journal)...School strikes of choice – in Chicago and Tacoma (News Tribune) and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

In Search of Excellent Teaching New York Times, NY, September 17, 2012 That teachers’ unions in much of the country now agree that student achievement should count in evaluations at all reflects a major change from the past, when it was often argued that teaching was an “art” that could not be rigorously evaluated or,…

The Way To Better Schools Is Around Unions Boston Globe, MA, September 14, 2012 THIS WEEK is one that illustrates a stark reality about education reform and collective bargaining. In Boston, the city went into negotiations intent on getting a longer school day to boost student performance. The agreement reached this week, after some two…