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8-12-26 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Lower rate of 11th graders meet reading standard — but don’t panic

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/08/lower-rate-of-11th-graders-meet-reading-standard-but-dont-panic/

Catherine Carrera, Education and child welfare writer | August 12, 2026 | Education

 

Star Ledger/nj.com--These are N.J.’s 25 largest school districts. See if your town made the list.

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/08/these-are-njs-25-largest-school-districts-see-if-your-town-made-the-list.html

Sal DiMaggio | NJ.com| Updated: Aug. 12, 2026, 6:32 a.m., |Published: Aug. 12, 2026, 6:31 a.m.

 

NJ Monitor--Gov. Sherrill targets ‘big tech’ with new law aimed at kids’ social media use

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/08/11/sherrill-big-tech-law-kids-social-media/

Nikita Biryukov-August 11, 2026 2:12 pm

 

NJ Monitor--Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s worth it

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/08/12/repub/schools-spend-billions-on-ai/

Robbie Sequeira-August 12, 2026 6:14 am

 

NY Times--Trump Sues New York and Other States Over In-State Tuition for Migrants

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/nyregion/trump-lawsuit-new-york-tuition-immigrants.html

Luis Ferré-Sadurní| Aug. 11, 2026

 

Education Week--AI Gains Ground as a College-Search Tool for Parents

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/ai-gains-ground-as-a-college-search-tool-for-parents/2026/08

Mark Walsh — August 06, 2026

 

Education Dive--Special education state complaints jump nearly 50%

https://www.k12dive.com/news/special-education-state-complaints-jump-nearly-50/827463/

Kara Arundel| Published Aug. 11, 2026