NY Times--‘Rampant’ Book Bans Are Being Taken for Granted, Free Speech Group Warns...'
Education Week--SEL by Another Name? Political Pushback Prompts Rebranding...'
Chalkbeat--‘Absolutely devastating’: Rural schools say $100K visa fee could make it hard to hire teachers...'
Chalkbeat--Tennessee lawmaker and school choice advocate to lead national standardized test board...'
Education Dive--How the federal government shutdown affects K-12...'
The Hechinger Report--STUDENT VOICE: Learning to debate is an important facet of education, but too often public school students are left out...'
NJ Monitor—NJ teachers union misused dues to fund chief’s bid for governor, lawsuit claims...'
Education Week--There’s a Generational Difference in How Teachers Use Cellphones...'
Education Dive--Civil rights commissioners mixed on special educator shortage solutions...'
Education Dive--AI ‘companions’ pose risks to student mental health. What can schools do?...'
Education Dive--Only 18 states differentiate compensation for special education teachers...'
The Hechinger Report--Education Department takes a preliminary step toward revamping its research and statistics arm...'
Education Week--Trump Administration Slashes STEM Education Research Grants...'
Education Week--Should Students Have to Do Homework? Here’s What Teachers Really Think...'
Education Dive--The 2026-27 FAFSA launches a week ahead of schedule...'
Edutopia--The Pros and Cons o f Homework (in 6 Charts)...'
The Hechinger Report--Education Department takes a preliminary step toward revamping its research and statistics arm...'
NY Times--What Declines in Reading and Math Mean for the U.S. Work Force...'
NY Times--Oklahoma Education Chief Who Promoted Bibles in Schools Will Resign...'
NPR--What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget...'
Education Week--How Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA Is Expanding Its Reach to K-12 Schools...'
Education Dive--Superintendents report reduced stress levels...'
MyCentralJersey.com--NJ autism community disputes Trump claims, but still glad to be 'heard for the first time'...
The Atlantic--Testing Teachers for ‘Wokeness’...'
NPR--Strict rules can foster calm classrooms. But some students pay the price...'
Education Week--Trump Bypasses Congress and Slashes Hundreds of Education Grants...'
Chalkbeat--Trump administration cancels NYC magnet school funding over transgender student policies...'
Education Dive--Momentum builds in schools for team-based staffing models...'
Education Week--LGBTQ+ Rights, Ed. Dept. Cuts, Ten Commandments: A Summer Legal Roundup...'
Associated Press (via Education Week)--Trump’s Unfounded Claims About Tylenol and Autism Raise Misinformation Concerns...'
Education Dive--What you need to know about least restrictive environment in IDEA...'
Asbury Park Press—NJ ranks among top states for teachers, according to WalletHub report...'
Washington Post—Trump’s changes to Parent Plus student loans may limit college options...'
Education Week--What Is the Classic Learning Test, and Why Is It Popular With Conservatives?...'
Education Dive--4 in 5 hiring managers say high schoolers not prepared for workforce...'
The Hechinger Report--Public school kids were already going missing. Now schools are poised to see sharper enrollment declines...'
The Record--Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli had their first NJ governor debate. What they said...'
Washington Post—Teachers are losing jobs as conservatives target lessons, speech they dislike...'
Education Week--Free-Speech Lines Blur for Teachers in Wake of Charlie Kirk’s Killing...'
Education Week--Superintendent Turnover Is Up. Is High Leadership Churn the New Normal?...'
Education Week--RFK Jr., McMahon Say School Mental Health Screenings Turn Students Into Patients...'
Chalkbeat--Newark Public Schools regained control. Uniting the school community remains a challenge...'
Education Dive--School nurses: Keep K-12 vaccine mandates...'
Education Week--Are Chatbots Safe for Kids?...'
Education Week—Opinion: Science Is Losing the Battle for America’s Trust. How Schools Can Help...'
Chalkbeat--After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, new scrutiny on what teachers can — and should — say...'
Education Dive--McMahon calls for educators to teach and model civil discourse...'
The Hechinger Report--Schools confront a new reality: They can’t count on federal money...'
NPR--U.S. Education Dept. unites conservative groups to create 'patriotic' civics content...'
Education Dive--American satisfaction with K-12 hits record low — but parents tell a different story...'
Education Dive--Despite more women superintendents than ever, representation still lags...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Head Start ‘changed our lives’: A newly minted Ph.D. reflects on why this program must be saved...'
Chalkbeat--After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, new scrutiny on what teachers can — and should — say...'
The Hechinger Report--Feds to withhold some funding from Chicago schools over Black Student Success Plan, transgender student guidelines...'
Education Week--Trump Admin. Cancels Dozens More Grants, Hitting Civics, Arts, and Higher Ed...'
Education Week--Loan Forgiveness for Teachers of Color Is Discriminatory, Trump Admin. Says...'
Education Week--Is There a Healthy Middle Ground on AI in Schools? Try Skeptical Optimism,,,'
Education Week--Why Charlie Kirk Was an Icon to So Many Boys The 31-year-old firebrand offered something different,,,'
Chalkbeat--Two mothers and Trump’s Head Start rule: Child care shortages meet anti-immigrant politics,,,'
Education Dive--What does the MAHA strategy mean for school meals?,,,'
The Hechinger Report (Op-Ed)--STUDENT VOICE: What National Endowment for the Humanities cuts mean for high schoolers like me,,,;
The Record--Charlie Kirk, Colorado school shootings prompt NJ educators to console traumatized students...'
Education Week--How AI Simulations Match Up to Real Students—and Why It Matters...'
Education Week--Teachers Across the U.S. Get Suspended or Fired Over Posts Linked to Charlie Kirk...'
Education Dive--Energy Department withdraws controversial Title IX athletics rule...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: The push to expand school choice is reshaping the landscape of American education, but leaving behind fundamental democratic values...'
The Record--Charlie Kirk, Colorado school shootings prompt NJ educators to console traumatized students...'
NY Times--Voucher Push Is Reshaping Private School Education, Study Finds...'
Education Week--Schools Sue Trump, But It’s Getting Harder for Them to Recoup Money...'
Education Week--The Biggest Things People Don’t Know About School Choice...'
Education Dive--Educators join lawsuit challenging Trump policy after ‘violent ICE enforcement’...'
Edutopia--How to Make Purposeful Decisions About Generative AI in Your School...'
The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Let’s move past bad report cards and toward new approaches to help students thrive in a rapidly changing world...'
Education Week--The Future of Annual State Testing Is in the Trump Admin.’s Hands...'
Education Dive--House panel approves 26% cut to Title I funding for FY26...'
Education Dive--DOJ to crack down on ‘rise in abusive conduct’ against parents...'
The Hechinger Report--Students, schools race to save clean energy projects in face of Trump deadline...'
Education Week--Student Test Scores Keep Falling. What’s Really to Blame?...'
Education Dive--5 takeaways from another round of disappointing NAEP results...'
The Hechinger Report--A researcher’s view on using AI to become a better writer...'
NJ Monitor—Judges deny Lakewood parents’ challenge of NJ school funding formula...'
Insider NJ--NJEA Prez Beatty: Labor Org Talks with Sherrill after Ciattarelli Declines to Screen...'
NY Times--Reading Skills of 12th Graders Hit a New Low...'
NPR--A new Nation's Report Card shows drops in science, math and reading scores...'
Education Week--What Helps—and Hurts—Relationships Between School Boards and Superintendents...'
Chalkbeat--NAEP scores in 8th grade science drop, gender gap returns...'
Education Dive--States struggle with increase in special education complaints...'
The Hechinger Report--Lawsuit saves massive reading experiment...'
NJ Mornitor--Trump campaigned on closing the Education Department. Reality is more difficult...'
Asbury Park Press--Asbury Park students got diplomas under system designed to make failure nearly impossible...'
Associated Press (via Press of Atlantic City)-- Mom’s careers and personal time are hit hard by school drop-off demands poll finds...'
NY Times--College Board Cancels Tool for Finding Low-Income High Achievers...'
Education Week--Most—But Not All—Imperiled Federal Grants for Special Education Will Continue...'
Education Week (Opinion)--Schools Alone Can’t Be the Great Equalizer. So What Now?...'
Education Dive--FCC proposal would disconnect school bus Wi-Fi, hotspots from E-rate coverage...'
The Hechinger Report--State preschool program helps kids catch up — but many are missing out...'
NJ Monitor—State, school district defend NJ guidance on transgender students from court challenge...'
NY Times--We Answer Your Questions About Education...'
Education Week--Your Guide to the Evolving Federal Budget and What It Means for Schools...'
Chalkbeat--Trump administration axes federal Blue Ribbon program that recognized high-achieving schools...'
Education Dive--School transportation challenges impacting academics, attendance...'
Associated Press (via The Hechinger Report)--A gender gap in STEM widened during the pandemic. Schools are trying to make up lost ground...'
InsiderNJ—(Press Release)--Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Strengthening Workers’ Rights and Labor Education...'
NY Times--Today’s the First Day of No Smartphones in Schools...'
The Atlantic (Op-Ed)--I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education...'
NPR--How the Education Department is using civil rights laws to bring schools to heel...'
Education Week--Florida Moves to End School Vaccine Mandates. Will Other States Follow?...'
Chalkbeat--Newark Public Schools students head back to class. Here’s what’s new this school year...'
Education Dive--School district insolvency on the rise...'
Edutopia--4 Communication Strategies Every School Leader Should Know...'
The Hechinger Report--Nation’s Report Card at risk, researchers say...'
The Record--How did the blackboard become the symbol of learning?...'
Education Week--House Lawmakers Endorse Some—But Not All—of Trump’s Education Cuts...'
Education Dive--House GOP eyes 27% cut to Title I...'
Education Dive--Report: Teacher program cuts to have ‘lasting negative effects’ on schools...'
The Record--New school year brings changes to New Jersey education. Here are some for 2025-2026...'
NPR--More students head back to class without one crucial thing: their phones...'
Education Week--State Funding for Schools Is a Mess This Year, Too. Here’s Why...'
Education Dive--What do enrollment declines mean for teacher shortages?...'
The Hechinger Report--State preschool program helps kids catch up — but many are missing out...'
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