NJ Spotlight News - September 1, 2026

On NJ Spotlight News, Anchor Joanna Gagis looks at how new technology is helping to identify victims of the September 11 attacks, 25 years later. Mark Desire, Assistant Director of Forensic Biology for the City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner joins the program to discuss.  Plus, Rutgers oceanographers Joe Gradone and Corday Selden tell us about their research on how warming waters are impacting marine life . It’s back to school week for most students in the state - New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Lily Laux joins us to talk cells phones and other technology in the classroom, and how the state’s school funding formula may finally be reworked.