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):
A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials say.
Mexico’s children consume more junk food than anywhere else in Latin America, according to UNICEF, which classifies the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic as an emergency.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Trump administration is investigating Maine with a claim that districts in the state violate federal law by withholding information about students’ gender transitioning from parents.
It’s the latest in an dispute between the state and the White House about transgender students in school.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hadn’t realized before that El Salvador, in addition to the forced deportations, was a Musk-friendly crypto place that just announced an AI education program led by its “BitCoin Office” to “dominate the AI frontier.” Little bit of every loathsome thing going on here cointelegraph.com/news/cathie-…
— Ben Williamson (@benpatrickwill.bsky.social) March 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The stories from women teachers in UK & Australia r awful. I have not heard similar stories from US tchrs, but maybe I’m not listening well enough-Tate-Pilled Boys R a Problem for Schools www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o… R many women tchrs here being harassed by male stdnts?what about female stdnts?
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Radical ideologies like caring for all students, supporting their gender identities, teaching the truth about US history…..
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) March 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There is an ongoing debate across the U.S. on the role of religion in public life, and an Oklahoma official in charge of public education is at the center of it right now.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just to be clear: What this directive appears to say is that the administration see libraries that carry books not written by white people or that discuss racism as “diversity initiatives,” so to be colorblind means there is only one recognized “color.”
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones.bsky.social) March 29, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Journalists: This is the DEI explainer you’ve been looking for.
Get tips from journalists and experts who are covering the fight over DEI in a new blog by Maria Polletta of Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.
ewa.org/how-to-cover…
#education #DEI
— Education Writers Association (@edwriters.bsky.social) March 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I support principle of subsidarity. But it must be balanced to ensure rights of at risk populations r supported. Anyone who believes all states will support ELLs, disabled & low income students is living in fantasy land https://t.co/0Hgvxdko8o
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 30, 2025
NPR speaks to a former education secretary about dismantling the department, arrests is from NPR.
Linda McMahon Abruptly Tells States Their Time to Spend COVID Relief Has Passed is from Ed Week.
Why parents of kids with ADHD are so worried about Trump’s changes. is from Slate.
The Fired Student-Debt Relievers is from The New Yorker.
So much talent and hard work on this list of @edwriters.bsky.social National Awards for Education Reporting finalists! ewa.org/ewa-awards/2…
— @emilysays (@emilysays.bsky.social) April 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
apnews.com/article/wisc… Democratic-backed Wisconsin state schools chief Jill Underly wins reelection over GOP-backed rival
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
More universities should be fighting for their students———Tufts University pushes for release of student grabbed off the street by immigration officials www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
US supreme court allows Trump administration to freeze teacher-training grants is from The Guardian.
New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order is from The NY Times.
These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
More of this, please!
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Bad news and a bad sign for future rulings edsource.org/updates/supr…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I hope MANY districts echo this perspective
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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): A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials say. Mexico’s children consume more junk food than anywhere else in Latin America, school reform Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
