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8-19-26 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight (reprinted from NJ Monitor—ICYMI)--NJ towns, school districts in debt to ‘death spiral’ health plans

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/08/nj-towns-school-districts-in-debt-to-death-spiral-health-plans/

Nikita Biryukov | August 19, 2026 | From our Partners, Health Care

 

Star Ledger/nj.comThese 25 N.J. school districts spend the most per student. Is your town on the list?

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/08/these-25-nj-school-districts-spend-the-most-per-student-is-your-town-on-the-list.html

Sal DiMaggio | NJ.com| NJ.com Express Desk| Published: Aug. 19, 2026, 6:31 a.m.

 

The Record--Some North Jersey public high schools get top rankings from U.S. News

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/education/2026/08/18/nj-remains-top-state-public-high-schools-us-news/91341025007/

Mary Ann Koruth| NorthJersey.com| Aug. 18, 2026, 4:06 a.m. ET

 

NJ Monitor--NJ health officials urge parents to ignore Trump order on childhood vaccines

https://newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/nj-health-officials-trump-order-childhood-vaccines/

Dana DiFilippo-August 18, 2026 1:26 pm

 

NY Times--More U.S. Parents Opting Children Out of Vaccine Requirements, C.D.C. Reports

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/well/vaccine-exemptions-rates.html

Teddy Rosenbluth, Dani Blum and Francesca Paris| Aug. 17, 2026

 

NY Times--What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/student-writing-essays-ai.html

Dana Goldstein| Aug. 17, 2026

 

NPR--15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here's where, and why

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5803505/school-corporal-punishment-policy-tracker

Kadin Mills| August 19, 20265:00 AM ET

 

Education Week--Why a ‘Blunt Force’ Approach to Screen Time May Be Problematic

https://www.edweek.org/technology/why-a-blunt-force-approach-to-screen-time-may-be-problematic/2026/08

Alyson Klein — August 17, 2026

 

Education Week--Howard Gardner: How AI Will Force Us to ‘Rethink’ Education

https://www.edweek.org/technology/opinion-howard-gardner-how-ai-will-force-us-to-rethink-education/2026/08

Rick Hess — August 18, 2026

 

Chalkbeat--A major school voucher fight just ended in Arizona. It exposed an important divide.

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/08/18/arizona-court-kills-voucher-oversight-divides-republicans/

Lily Altavena| August 18, 2026

 

Education Dive--OCR calls on schools to ‘stop racial balancing’ in new discipline guidance

https://www.k12dive.com/news/ocr-calls-on-schools-to-stop-racial-balancing-in-new-discipline-guidance/828211/

Naaz Modan, Senior Reporter| Published Aug. 18, 2026

 

Edutopia--Guiding Students Toward Forgiveness Helps Them Refocus on a More Positive Future

https://www.edutopia.org/article/helping-students-understand-forgiveness

Maurice J. Elias| August 18, 2026

 

The Hechinger Report--A national divide over holding back students: Some states do it young, others wait until high school

https://hechingerreport.org/a-national-divide-over-holding-back-students-some-states-do-it-young-others-wait-until-high-school/

Eric Sagara, Denisa R. Superville, Ariel Gilreath, Devna Bose, Carli Brosseau and Denisa R. Superville August 19, 2026