Category: Education

Diversity rates at several elite colleges and universities have plummeted, a little over a year after the Supreme Court’s restriction on race-conscious admissions. It’s a divisive but unsurprising blow to historically underrepresented students seeking educational opportunity and access. While demographic data is still forthcoming, the challenges these students face to attend certain colleges continue to…

antonbe / Pixabay   I began posting videos on TikTok a few months ago, and also upload them to my YouTube Channel. Here are a few I’ve done in the past few month: @larry.ferlazzo Actions teachers can take now that trump is president #esl #teacher #teachersoftiktok #teachertok ♬ original sound – larry.ferlazzo @larry.ferlazzo Student goal…

  The Washington Post just published Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests. You can read more here about the problems with law enforcement quotas.    The Washington Post just published Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests. You can read more here about the problems with…

Aristal / Pixabay   SNL does it again:    SNL does it again: AI, video Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

WikiImages / Pixabay   January 26th is Australia Day, which commemorates the first convict ships that brought white immigrants to the continent. I should also note that many Indigenous people in Australia call it “Invasion Day.” You might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About Australia. There are also many resources there on Australia’s…

WikiImages / Pixabay   The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is in the news, with President Trump issuing an Executive Order claiming it does not support birthright citizenship, and many states filing a successful lawsuit (for now, at least) stopping it. Here are some resources to use for teaching about it in class: Here’s…

  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): Good on district and public officials for supporting them. There needs to be a united front, and shame on educators/administrators who are unwilling to step up…

The Air Force has temporarily removed and is reviewing a basic military training (BMT) course featuring videos on pioneering Black and female pilots from World War II, including the Tuskegee Airmen and Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order halting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In an internal…

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Friday that it has dismissed 11 complaints related to the removal of certain books from school libraries. The complaints alleged that local school districts created a hostile environment for students by removing materials deemed age-inappropriate, sexually explicit, or obscene. OCR also announced it…