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5-26-26 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: NJ is capable of fixing public workforce health benefits crisis

Op-Ed: NJ is capable of fixing public workforce health benefits crisis | NJ Spotlight News

David M. Aderhold and Eric Crespo | May 25, 2026 | Opinion, Health Care

 

Star Ledger/nj.com--N.J. school district replaced teachers with online instructors — and broke the law, ruling says

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/05/nj-school-district-replaced-teachers-with-online-instructors-and-broke-the-law-ruling-says.html

Rob Jennings | NJ.com| Published: May. 26, 2026, 6:31 a.m.

 

Star Ledger/nj.com--A sweeping N.J. law that will change how thousands of people use e-bikes is facing growing opposition

https://www.nj.com/news/2026/05/a-sweeping-nj-law-that-will-change-how-thousands-of-people-use-e-bikes-is-facing-growing-opposition.html

Larry Higgs | NJ.com| Updated: May. 25, 2026, 11:10 p.m., |Published: May. 25, 2026, 11:30 a.m.

 

NY Times--Trump Administration Offers Conflicting Views of Civil Rights Cuts to Education Dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/politics/mcmahon-education-cuts.html

Michael C. Bender| May 22, 2026

 

Washington Post--With AI now reading student names at graduation, not everyone is applauding

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/05/24/schools-turn-ai-graduation-ceremonies-drawing-mixed-success/

May 24, 2026

 

Education Week--How AI Complicates Student Well-Being. What Schools Should Know

https://www.edweek.org/technology/how-ai-complicates-student-well-being-what-schools-should-know/2026/05

Kevin Bushweller, Arianna Prothero & Yi-Jo Shen — May 20, 2026

 

Education Week--We Need Better Data to Understand What Happens to Students After High School

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-we-need-better-data-to-understand-what-happens-to-students-after-high-school/2026/05

Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger & Sara Schapiro — May 22, 2026

 

Chalkbeat--An upper Manhattan mom was tired of screen time. She convinced 38 schools to take a ‘screen break.’

https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/05/22/manhattan-schools-district-6-screen-time-break-device-limits/

Amy Zimmer | May 22, 2026, 3:24pm EDT  Updated: May 22, 2026, 5:42pm EDT

 

Education Dive--National Assessment Governing Board to restore previously cut NAEP exams

https://www.k12dive.com/news/national-assessment-governing-board-to-restore-previously-cut-naep-exams/820789/y

Naaz ModanSenior Reporter| Published May 21, 2026

 

The Hechinger Report--Inside the latest global research on school cellphone bans

https://hechingerreport.org/global-research-cellphone-bans/

Jill Barshay May 25, 2026