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8-27-26 Education in the News

Star Ledger/nj.com--The alarming reason 80% of teachers’ aides aren’t coming back to this N.J. school district

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/08/the-alarming-reason-80-of-teachers-aides-arent-coming-back-to-this-nj-school-district.html

Liz Rosenberg | NJ.com| Updated: Aug. 26, 2026, 9:02 p.m., Published: Aug. 26, 2026, 7:31 a.m.

 

The Record/northjersey.com--NJ schools must teach judgement, not just ban cellphones | Opinion

https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/2026/08/26/nj-student-phone-ban-opinion/91256012007/

Kimberley Markus| Special to the USA TODAY Network| Updated Aug. 26, 2026, 4:44 p.m. ET

 

NJ Globe--Moms for Liberty sues Chathams school district over transgender student policy

https://newjerseyglobe.com/education/moms-for-liberty-sues-chathams-school-district-over-transgender-student-policy/

David Wildstein, August 26 2026 3:36 pm

 

InsiderNJ--Statement by Governor Mikie Sherrill on Historic Multistate Settlement with Meta (with related content and background)

https://www.insidernj.com/statement-by-governor-mikie-sherrill-on-historic-multistate-settlement-with-meta/

InsiderNJ| August 27, 2026

 

NPR--School districts face a back-to-school math problem: The high price of diesel

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/27/nx-s1-5944429/school-buses-fuel-diesel-prices

Willa Rubin| August 27, 20265:01 AM ET

 

Education Week--Students Who Fail Dual-Enrollment Classes Still Benefit, a New Study Says

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/students-who-fail-dual-enrollment-classes-still-benefit-a-new-study-says/2026/08

Mark Walsh — August 25, 2026

 

Education Week--How Should AI Shape Teacher Education?

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-should-ai-shape-teacher-education/2026/08

Sarah D. Sparks — August 26, 2026

 

Education Dive--District HR leaders: Keep humans in decision-making as AI’s presence grows

https://www.k12dive.com/news/district-hr-leaders-keep-humans-in-decision-making-as-ais-presence-grows/827953/

Anna Merod, Reporter| Published Aug. 26, 2026

 

The Hechinger Report--Who gets held back? Black boys, by a 3-1 ratio compared to white boys

https://hechingerreport.org/who-gets-held-back-black-boys-by-a-3-1-ratio-compared-to-white-boys/

Eric Sagara, Ariel Gilreath and Carli Brosseau| August 27, 2026