Accord Reached in Power Struggle Between Va. Board, Local Units

In what appears to be the first case of its kind in the nation, an attempt by the Virginia state board of education to limit the authority of local school boards has ended with a settlement between the state board and the Virginia School Boards Association.

The dispute began last November when the state board adopted a resolution allowing individual local board members to select training sessions for themselves without first getting the approval of their colleagues.

What also concerned VSBA officials was a provision that granted the state board the power to resolve disputes about the validity of the...