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8-25-26 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Childhood vaccination rates at lowest levels in years

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/08/childhood-vaccination-rates-at-lowest-levels-in-years/

Colleen O'Dea, Senior Writer and Projects Editor | August 25, 2026 | Health Care

 

Star Ledger/nj.com--Back to school already? Why some N.J. school districts are starting earlier this year.

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/08/back-to-school-already-why-some-nj-school-districts-are-starting-earlier-this-year.html

Rob Jennings| Updated: Aug. 24, 2026, 4:29 p.m., |Published: Aug. 24, 2026, 7:01 a.m.

 

The Record/northjersey.com--Drew University first U.S. college with AI-driven school for grades 1-8

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/education/2026/08/18/ai-school-for-grades-1-8-at-drew-university-madison-higher-education/91303053007/

William Westhoven| Morristown Daily Record| Aug. 18, 2026, 4:35 a.m. ET

 

The Record/northjersey.com--These unsung heroes get NJ schools ready for September

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgewood/2026/08/25/unsung-heroes-worked-all-summer-to-prepare-for-back-to-school/91387391007/

Marsha A. Stoltz| NorthJersey.com| Aug. 25, 2026, 4:31 a.m. ET

 

NY Times--How Big Tech Captured American Schools

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/business/schools-big-tech-google-microsoft.html

This article is an adapted excerpt from “Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle to Remake Public Schools” by Natasha Singer for W.W. Norton & Company.

Natasha Singer| Published Aug. 23, 2026Updated Aug. 24, 2026

 

NPR--When is suspending students discrimination? Education Dept. renews an old fight

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5936474/discrimination-school-discipline-suspension-race-education-department-civil-rights

Cory Turner| August 25, 20265:00 AM ET

 

Education Week--Teachers Are Facing More Aggression at Work. How Can Schools Protect Them?

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/teachers-are-facing-more-aggression-at-work-how-can-schools-protect-them/2026/0

Olina Banerji — August 20, 2026

 

Education Dive--3 ways states can support innovative high school principals

https://www.k12dive.com/news/3-ways-states-can-support-innovative-high-school-principals/828278/

Kara Arundel| Lead Reporter| Published Aug. 24, 2026

 

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