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):
Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children – The New York Times https://t.co/AopyywQ4aI
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) January 25, 2025
If confirmed as deputy secretary, advocates hope @SchwinnTeach will keep @usedgov focused on achievement. But she could find herself in culture war conflicts she’s previously sidestepped. @The74 https://t.co/HnyAN4b8A2
— Linda Jacobson (@lrj417) January 21, 2025
apnews.com/article/came… He fought in a separatist rebel group that burned schools. Now he’s a teacher emphasizing peace
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
As High Court Takes Catholic Charter Case, ‘Stakes Really Couldn’t Be Higher’ is from The 74.
This guy is unfit to have any connection at all to schools
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Nothing like creating conditions for student agency ——-Utah students barred from bringing banned books to school www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
progressive.org/public-schoo…
— Peter Greene (@palan57.bsky.social) January 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Newark gets ready to welcome 16- and 17-year-olds voting in April’s historic school board election
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/01/30/newark-gets-ready-to-welcome-16-17-year-olds-voting-april-school-board-election/— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) January 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I know I speak from a position of privilege since I teach in the liberal state of California , but I hope teachers elsewhere can resist ‘anticipatory obedience ‘ ———With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
It’s illegal for the federal government to tell schools what and how to teach. But a new probe into an all-gender bathroom could preview how the Trump White House might deal with schools that it believes are flouting a new executive order about curriculum. www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/29/t… #edusky
— Andrew Ujifusa (@andrewujifusa.bsky.social) January 30, 2025 at 5:52 AM
And the trump administration just announced they want to bring vouchers to military families. Go figure www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
If they’re targeting this, they will have to investigate every school in California because we’re all required to have a gender neutral restroom no later than the end of this year www.aclusocal.org/en/know-your….
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The court will decide if a religious school operated by the Catholic church can open in Oklahoma as a charter receiving public money. Read more: bit.ly/4jP1hHx
— EdSource (@edsource.org) January 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“You’re telling me that kids who stay at home instead of going to work at Burger King, McDonald’s, during the summer, should stay at home and get their free lunch instead of going to work? I think we need to have a top-down review.”
We did not ask for The Onion to become real news.
— Jen Jennings (@jenjennings.bsky.social) January 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Nothing like creating conditions for student agency ——-Utah students barred from bringing banned books to school www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This guy is unfit to have any connection at all to schools
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A new analysis from UNICEF finds that nearly a quarter of a billion children worldwide had their education disrupted by extreme weather events in 2024 — exacerbating what the organization calls an “existing learning crisis.” https://t.co/FNTFNXUIGX pic.twitter.com/Hdf4zlIE5R
— ABC News (@ABC) January 26, 2025
Tennessee Lawmakers, Mirroring Trump Agenda, Pass Bills on Immigration and School Vouchers is from The NY Times.
Disaster-Ravaged Families Are Begging: Put Schools First is from The NY Times.
Librarians accused of peddling pornography speak out at Sundance www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I know I speak from a position of privilege since I teach in the liberal state of California , but I hope teachers elsewhere can resist ‘anticipatory obedience ‘ ———With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Trump’s DEI purge targets federal workers who did not work in DEI wapo.st/3Ej1J0e
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 2, 2025 at 1:48 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): Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children – The New York Times https://t.co/AopyywQ4aI — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) January 25, 2025 If confirmed as school reform Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
