East Jerusalem schools open amid teacher-permit dispute
Private and Christian schools suspended classes in East Jerusalem after officials cited missing staff permits, while a separate curriculum dispute affected some new municipal classes.
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OECD Finds Reading and Math Scores at Record Lows
The OECD’s PISA 2025 results show record-low reading and math performance across OECD systems, with inequality, family engagement and digital distraction in focus.
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Education Department makes evidence-based literacy a 2026 priority
The Education Department is steering existing grants, research and teacher training toward evidence-based literacy as reading performance remains weak.
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CDC: Kindergarten vaccine exemptions reached record 4.2%
CDC data show a record kindergarten exemption rate, MMR coverage below its community-immunity benchmark and continued measles activity nationwide.
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Kansas schools face an Aug. 31 deadline for new cellphone and social-media policies
Kansas schools must certify new cellphone and social-media policies by the end of Monday, Aug. 31. Families should expect bell-to-bell device restrictions, local storage rules and designated school contact procedures.
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Pennsylvania reports first measles-associated deaths in 35 years as state expands response
Two unvaccinated Lancaster County residents died in measles-associated cases as Pennsylvania expands vaccination clinics, school outreach and guidance statewide.
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Heat wave puts schools, sports and workers across U.S. on alert
About 97 million people face heat advisories as dangerous heat spreads from the central Plains to the Southeast, with schools, sports and workers adjusting.
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Lebanon races to repair schools before September 2026
A June assessment found 340 Lebanese schools damaged or destroyed. UNICEF says at least 100,000 children could lack classrooms when the 2026-27 year begins.
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Fort Worth parents get bus, crossing and road-work guidance for the first school weeks
FWISD families can check Route Finder and Stopfinder, allow extra time for late buses and watch for crossing guards, school-zone signals and changing road restrictions.
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DeSoto ISD Secondary Schools Set Progressive Phone-Violation Protocol
A July 21 DeSoto ISD protocol outlines warnings, secured phone pouches, ISS, parent conferences and individualized supports before classes begin August 10.
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Paterson’s new STEAM and STARS high school advances through design and early site work
The planned Paterson high school at 764 11th Avenue remains in design, with a $3.3 million construction-management contract executed and retaining-wall preparation moving forward.
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Crises are disrupting education for 258 million children worldwide
A new Education Cannot Wait estimate says 258 million children in 87 countries face crisis-related education disruption, including 93 million out of school.
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Casper school, college and district candidate filing opens Aug. 5
Casper-area candidates for school board, Casper College and special-district offices can file Aug. 5-24 for seats scheduled for the Nov. 3 general election.
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Pawtucket families can still act on summer preschool registration notices
Families with July or August acceptance notices for Pawtucket preschool should begin registration and gather residency, identity and health documents before the 2026-27 school year starts.
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Wellington’s Free Back-to-School Party Set for Aug. 7
Wellington’s free Back-to-School Party in the Park is scheduled for Aug. 7 with a new Children’s Market, family activities, food trucks and a PBSO-PBCFR Touch-a-Truck display.
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Mesa students return Thursday as district highlights new school-year requirements
Mesa Public Schools says classes begin Thursday, August 6, 2026, as families review back-to-school resources and new guidance on school-day food restrictions.
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Aurora advances Safe Routes to School project with $530,000 local appropriation
Aurora approved $530,000 in Motor Fuel Tax funds and up to $144,100 for construction engineering on a multi-location Safe Routes to School project serving parts of School Districts 129, 131 and 204. The records identify planned sidewalk, crossing, marking and signage work but no construction start date.
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New Tucson School for the Blind begins first school year as ASDB relocates campus
Tucson’s new nonprofit private School for the Blind began its first school year Aug. 3 at 149 N. Stone Ave., offering families a downtown K-12 option separate from ASDB’s relocated Oro Valley campus.
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Maury County voters head to the polls Thursday in an election affecting Columbia
Columbia voters who have not already voted will cast ballots Thursday, Aug. 6, in Maury County’s primary and general election, with local races and School Board District 2 among the contests that may appear by address.
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Lebanon’s Damaged Schools Put 100,000 Children at Risk Before September
A June nationwide assessment found 340 damaged Lebanese schools, including 17 destroyed, putting at least 100,000 children at risk of losing classroom access.
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Three Garden City Fifth Graders Named Finalists in Assembly District 19 Law Contest
Patrick Burns, Julien Fitch and Alice Grant of Garden City’s Stratford Avenue School were among 20 finalists recognized in the 2026 “There Ought to Be a Law” contest, which drew 553 fifth-grade entries from nine local schools.
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Albany school-zone speed cameras resume; citations begin Aug. 13
Albany school-zone speed cameras resumed Aug. 3 with warnings through Aug. 12. Qualifying civil citations can begin Aug. 13 at nine monitored locations.