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NJ Monitor--Parents are being held responsible for their kids’ crimes under new laws

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/08/20/repub/parents-responsible-kids-crimes/

Amanda Watford-August 20, 2026 6:30 am

 

NJ Monitor--NJ panel deadlocks on vote to raise health premiums for teachers

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/08/19/nj-panel-deadlocks-on-vote-to-raise-health-premiums-for-teachers/

Nikita Biryukov-August 19, 2026 4:58 pm

 

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| Heard on All Things Considered| August 19, 20265:00 AM ET

 

Education Week--First Reading. Then Math. Is the ‘Science of Writing’ Next?

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/first-reading-then-math-is-the-science-of-writing-next/2026/08

Sarah Schwartz — August 19, 2026

 

Education Week--The Most Pressing Problems Schools Count on SEL to Address

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/the-most-pressing-problems-schools-count-on-sel-to-address/2026/08

Arianna Prothero — August 17, 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 ModanSenior Reporter| Published Aug. 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, Megan Tagami, Ariel Gilreath, Devna Bose, Carli Brosseau and Denisa R. Superville| August 19, 2026