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8-24-26 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--NJ lawsuit over Christian club at schools may have national impact

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/08/nj-lawsuit-over-christian-club-at-schools-may-have-national-impact/

Seth Siditsky | August 24, 2026 | From our Partners, Education, Law & Public Safety, Religion

 

Star Ledger/nj.com--This school district spends $2,630+ per kid on sports and clubs — the most in N.J.

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/08/this-school-district-spends-2630-per-kid-on-sports-and-clubs-the-most-in-nj.html

Sal DiMaggio | NJ.com| NJ.com Express Desk| Updated: Aug. 23, 2026, 4:57 p.m., |Published: Aug. 23, 2026, 7:31 a.m.

 

Star Ledger/nj.com--N.J. school district reverses metal water bottle ban after nearly 1,300 sign petition

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/08/nj-school-district-reverses-metal-water-bottle-ban-after-nearly-1300-sign-petition.html

Anthony G. Attrino | NJ.com| Published: Aug. 21, 2026, 9:40 a.m.

 

NJ Globe--Education commissioner vouches for September school elections amid voter-roll crisis

https://newjerseyglobe.com/education/education-commissioner-vouches-for-september-school-elections-amid-voter-roll-crisis/

David Wildstein, August 21 2026 4:54 am

 

Washington Post--Trump’s school voucher program could become a public school cash machine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/08/24/private-schools-benefit-vouchers-now-public-schools-aim-cash/

August 24, 2026

 

Wall Street Journal--The Texas Activist Putting the Ten Commandments Back Into American Classrooms

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/texas-who-is-david-barton-460d7029?mod=education_news_article_pos1

Christopher Kuo  and Anvee Bhutani| Aug. 23, 2026 5:30 am ET

 

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| Heard on All Things Considered

 

Education Week-Does Pre-K Give Kids a Lasting Edge? Here’s What the Latest Study Says

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/does-pre-k-give-kids-a-lasting-edge-heres-what-the-latest-study-says/2026/08

Elizabeth Heubeck & Jennifer Vilcarino — August 20, 2026

 

Education Week--Why ‘Just Ask for Help’ Isn’t Enough for Teens—and What Schools Can Do Instead

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-why-just-ask-for-help-isnt-enough-for-teens-and-what-schools-can-do-instead/2026/08

Aanya Remi — August 21, 2026

 

Chalkbeat--Arizona court kills voucher ballot measure, leaving a national school choice debate unresolved

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

Lily Altavena | August 18, 2026, 7:19pm EDT

 

The Hechinger Report--Private schools have benefited from vouchers. Now public schools aim to cash in

https://hechingerreport.org/federal-tax-credits-for-school-choice-could-have-an-unexpected-beneficiary-public-schools/

Neal Morton August 24, 2026