Youngstown Vindicator, PA: Board, teachers union resolve charter concerns - In one PA district, any drop in student enrollment at the charter school sponsored by the city school district won’t translate into a reduction in teaching positions within the district. That’s the crux of a memorandum of understanding between the city school board and the Youngstown Education Association, the union representing some 650 teachers.

Washington Examiner: Voucher program at record-high enrollment this school year - A record number of District of Columbia students are enrolled in the city’s school-choice voucher program this year, officials announced Wednesday, pointing to what they consider strong interest in the controversial scholarship initiative.

Springdale Morning News, AR: Distance Learning Conference Scheduled Friday In Rogers - The University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform will host a daylong look at distance learning in Arkansas to examine questions about how distance education can be used to help rural schools satisfy academic requirements in Arkansas with a focus on technical and legal barriers.

Arkansas News: Lawmakers Discuss Ways To Stop Districts From Failing - The Arkansas Legislature needs to find ways to intervene in failing school districts before they fail completely and the state takes a district over.