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8-4-26 Education in the News

Star Ledger/nj.com--N.J. just gave kids a powerful voice in custody battles. It’s already dividing courtrooms.

https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/08/nj-just-gave-kids-a-powerful-voice-in-custody-battles-its-already-dividing-courtrooms.html

Susan K. Livio | NJ.com| Updated: Aug. 04, 2026, 6:12 a.m., |Published: Aug. 04, 2026, 6:00 a.m.

 

Star Ledger/nj.com--These 17 remarkable local high schools keep producing some of N.J.’s highest SAT scores

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/08/these-17-remarkable-local-high-schools-keep-producing-some-of-njs-highest-sat-scores.html

Katie Kausch | NJ.com| Updated: Aug. 03, 2026, 7:02 a.m., |Published: Aug. 03, 2026, 7:01 a.m.

 

NY Times--Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/head-start-deregulation.html

Coral Davenport| Published July 31, 2026Updated Aug. 3, 2026

 

Education Week--Middle Schoolers’ Reading Scores Are Still Stuck at Post-Pandemic Lows

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/middle-schoolers-reading-scores-are-still-stuck-at-post-pandemic-lows/2026/08

Sarah Schwartz — August 04, 2026

 

Chalkbeat--An alphabet without an F: AI slop seeps into Teachers Pay Teachers curriculum marketplace 

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/08/03/ai-slop-on-teachers-curriculum-marketplace/

Lily Altavena | August 3, 2026, 2:32pm EDT

 

The Hechinger Report--OPINION: America’s teacher shortage is worse than you think. But there’s a way to fix it

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-americas-teacher-shortage-is-worse-than-you-think-but-theres-a-way-to-fix-it/

Alan Mather August 3, 2026