Timetable for new teacher evals (Connecticut Post)...Battle over schools’ future (Washington Post)...Teach For America’s Ranks Grow (News & Observer)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Illinois pressured to push up teacher evaluations (Chicago Tribune)...Charter school leases struck down in Newark (New Jersey Spotlight)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Philadelphia's new school chief (Philadelphia Inquirer)...New teacher evaluation guidelines (Norwich Bulletin)...Oregon Board of Ed approves teacher eval guidelines (Statesman Journal)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

5 more states granted NCLB waivers (The Associated Press)...Educational excellence and equity (Philadelphia Inquirer)...Performance-based teacher evals a step closer (abc40)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Public school improvement slowly gains momentum (Jackson Sun)...School ratings are no trick (Minneapolis Star Tribune)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Educational partnership should benefit all sides (The Hour)...Vouchers help Catholic schools survive (National Catholic Register)...County faces an education reality check (Washington Post)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Keep focus on education quality and choice (Patriot News)...Charter School Expansion in Indianapolis (Indianapolis Star Blog)...Sweeping N.J. teacher's tenure bill passes legislature (Star-Ledger)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

All Iowa children are left behind (Quad City Times)...Unions split over seniority legislation (Eagle Tribune)...Vouchers in the District of Columbia (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

No student transfers allowed this fall (Carroll County News)...Georgia wants to tweak rules for teacher evaluation system (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.

Teacher prep (Chicago Tribune)...Charter-school issues get a closer look (Newark Post)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines.