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Star Ledger/nj.com--Teachers can’t display political campaign signs on school grounds, N.J. court rules...' NJ Globe--New Jersey creates school civil rights unit as Trump administration retreats...'

The Atlantic--The New Chilling Effect...'

NPR--How to keep an ancient text interesting to students? Make it a summer blockbuster...'

Education Week--Why Mandatory Summer Reading Doesn’t Work—and What Teachers Prefer Instead...'

Education Week--Education Department Scraps Longstanding Discrimination Rules...'

Education Dive--Federal school meal reimbursements increase slightly for 2026-27...'

The Hechinger Report--The next literacy challenge: Teaching students how to write...'

Star Ledger/nj.com--Teachers can’t display political campaign signs on school grounds, N.J. court rules

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/07/teachers-cant-display-political-campaign-signs-on-school-grounds-nj-court-rules.html|

Lia Opperman | NJ.com| Advance Local Express Desk| Published: Jul. 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m.

 

NJ Globe--New Jersey creates school civil rights unit as Trump administration retreats

https://newjerseyglobe.com/state-government/new-jersey-creates-school-civil-rights-unit-as-trump-administration-retreats/

Joe Seewald| July 23 2026 8:40 pm

 

The Atlantic--The New Chilling Effect

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/high-school-students-free-speech-protest/688028/

Jacob Blane, Annabelle Garland, and Sam Gross| July 23, 2026

 

NPR--How to keep an ancient text interesting to students? Make it a summer blockbuster

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5903075/odyssey-movie-english-teachers-school

Sequoia Carrillo| Updated July 23, 20265:50 PM ET 

 

Education Week--Why Mandatory Summer Reading Doesn’t Work—and What Teachers Prefer Instead

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/why-mandatory-summer-reading-doesnt-work-and-what-teachers-prefer-instead/2026/07

Olina Banerji — July 23, 2026

 

Education Week--Education Department Scraps Longstanding Discrimination Rules

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/education-department-scraps-longstanding-discrimination-rules/2026/07

Mark Walsh & Stephen Sawchuk — July 23, 2026

 

Education Dive--Federal school meal reimbursements increase slightly for 2026-27

https://www.k12dive.com/news/federal-school-meal-reimbursements-increase-slightly-for-2026-27/825945/

Anna MerodReporter| Published July 23, 2026

 

The Hechinger Report--The next literacy challenge: Teaching students how to write

https://hechingerreport.org/the-next-literacy-challenge-teaching-students-how-to-write/

Jackie Mader| July 24, 2026