Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):
They are coming for us all. Not fighting against them is not going to save anybody.
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trump doing a great job ruining the excellent DoD schools——-Defense Dept. Schools Pause STEM Club for Girls and Pride Clubs www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’m adding this post to The Best Resources For Banned Books Week:
“I’m shocked. Shocked!
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 27, 2025 at 5:48 AM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 27, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Education isn’t just teaching what you agree with. It’s about critical thinking, honest history, and collaboration. We filed this lawsuit because the admin is hurting students who benefit from access to education and the promise of equal opportunity for all. apnews.com/article/educ…
— Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten.bsky.social) February 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And so it begins?
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not much support for eliminating the Department of Education
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
With an ally in the White House, Moms for Liberty renews its fight against a longtime target
https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2025/02/27/moms-for-liberty-university-trains-parents-social-emotional-learning-sel/— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) February 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Many thanks Paul. And here’s an open access paper that also captures the main points: https://t.co/51TlQwLPCk https://t.co/0f4CqqI7Uj
— Douglas N. Harris (@douglasharris99) February 27, 2025
Education Dept. softens controversial guidance on race and schools www.washingtonpost.com/education/20… by @laurameckler.bsky.social
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This would be awful and illegal for so many reasons. And if undocumented parents stop filing taxes, I assume it would make students’ FAFSA applications more difficult and reduce likelihood of their attending college
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
A man dropping off two students outside of charter schools in Chicago was arrested by federal immigration authorities this week as part of the Trump administration’s push to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The president’s upcoming executive order reignites a debate over what changes could take place in the Spanish-speaking U.S. territory, especially if Puerto Rico becomes a state.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
www.npr.org/2025/02/28/1…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Oklahoma Republicans clash over requiring schoolchildren to prove citizenship status Oklahoma Republicans clash over requiring schoolchildren to prove citizenship status www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What is a charter school, really? Supreme Court ruling on whether Catholic charter is constitutional will hinge on whether they’re public or private is from The Conversation. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools.
“we have high school teams that are made up of totally boys participating against girls.”
These r probably same schools where Rep. Boebert said that educators “are putting litter boxes in schools for people who identify as cats.”
And where Trump said we were performing transgender-related surgery
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Good!——-Democrats Block Bill to Bar Transgender Girls From Female Sports Teams www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Not thrilled that ours is on the list
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I wonder if 1 side effect of Trump administration’s attack on Ed research might be recognition that researchers need 2 develop a broader base of support & 1 way could b working far more closely with teachers than many do. I think tchrs could share what research questions would be helpful 2 our work
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York City www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/n…. Gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
My student teachers have not been fans of the edTPA
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Hiring freezes, fewer grad students: Funding uncertainty hits colleges wapo.st/41kvtl7
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
JUST IN: The White House has been clear that it intends to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that it will be McMahon’s job to oversee that effort.
— NPR (@npr.org) March 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There r many reasons 2 not restrict food purchased w/SNAP benefits.This article explains:”Why do poor Americans eat so unhealthfully? Because junk food is only indulgence they can afford” www.latimes.com/opinion/op-e… —-We don’t need 2 tell the poor what 2 eat jabberwocking.com/we-dont-need…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Always listen to @jess5th.bsky.social
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Linda McMahon’s plan would enforce President Donald Trump’s wish to “send education back to the states” amid an expected executive order that would task the department with offloading programs to other agencies and assess what laws are needed to close the department.
— EdSource (@edsource.org) March 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Donald Trump is now threatening schools that allow “illegal protests”—whatever that is.
— The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) March 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
WHEN AMERICA PERSECUTES ITS TEACHERS www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 6:08 AM
NEW: For 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests from rural school districts to fund repairs at their crumbling schools, according to a KYUK and ProPublica investigation.
— ProPublica (@propublica.org) March 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here): They are coming for us all. Not fighting against them is not going to save anybody. [image or embed] — Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 27, 2025 at school reform Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
