This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
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):
Students are struggling. Why? is from MAA.
I am not convinced that this is the “way of the future” www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VtV…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A ‘Timeout Box’ in an Elementary School Draws Outrage: ‘This is Not OK’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
A more expansive approach to studying what works in education is from Brookings. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research.
A New York state school is under fire over allegations that children were placed in a punishment box.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled
apnews.com/article/scho…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
How should Zohran Mamdani improve NYC schools? Here’s what parents, students, educators, and experts told us.
— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) December 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“To support Trump’s education agenda…would require them to make common cause with his gauche, cruel, and uneven mode of governing.” democracyjournal.org/magazine/fuz…
— Conor P. Williams (@conorpwilliams.bsky.social) December 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Many teachers have experienced this in their districts ———CEO Unveils Bold New Plan To Undo Damage From Last Year’s Bold New Plan theonion.com/ceo-unveils-…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
University of Oklahoma removes instructor after grading dispute on gender essay www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Many teachers have experienced this in their districts ———CEO Unveils Bold New Plan To Undo Damage From Last Year’s Bold New Plan theonion.com/ceo-unveils-…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Which published results can you trust? is from Marginal Revolution. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research.
ICE Sweeps Into Ohio, Stirring Fear Among Somalis and Other Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
And as I wrote in my book, this period was also when there was a surge in school construction thanks to the baby boom.
— Philip Bump (@pbump.com) December 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
If you do this, you shouldn’t be a teacher
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Kavanaugh tries to put the “Kavanaugh Stops” genie back in the bottle
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
19 States Sue to Block White House Plan to End Gender-Related Care for Minors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/b…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Inside the GOP pushback to Trump’s student debt rules
— Politico (@politico.com) December 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A smarter model for paying for college: income-based repayment. You start paying your student loans only once you earn enough to comfortably get by. That turns higher ed debt into something more like a tax surcharge on success, not a choke collar on people who are struggling. pic.twitter.com/uNBkK8zImj
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) December 26, 2025
I’m not convinced it’s as universally disliked as this article suggests.
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
“While conference research overwhelmingly focused on equity, social justice, and identity, teachers prioritized student behavior, mental health, technology use, parent support, and retention.” osf.io/preprints/so…
— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) December 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/b…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Pittsburgh professors say research was weaponized in Trump’s higher education fight
apnews.com/article/coll…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Fascinating that the same people who think the CEO of WWE should be Secretary of Education believe that a 31-year FDNY veteran, who was a first responder on 9/11 and previously served as head of EMS for the city, only got the job because she’s gay. https://t.co/WzwR6SaEO1
— Hayden (@the_transit_guy) December 27, 2025
What makes the current moment especially dangerous is how openly this agenda is being articulated—and these ideas are being laundered through think tanks, legal strategies, and policy roadmaps designed for immediate implementation. trib.al/T7NaaGg
— The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) December 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Undocumented Students Still Have a Right to Education. Will That Change in 2026? is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE PLYLER DECISION NOW THAT RIGHT-WINGERS ARE PLANNING A PUSH TO MAKE MIGRANT CHILDREN PAY TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
Kamar Samuels to be superintendent of New York City public schools is outstanding news for those who still care about school integration and equality. In the face of the national attacks on civil rights and dismantling of enforcement at the U.S. DOE this pick by Mamdani sends a powerful message.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones.bsky.social) December 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Many states tried to create phone-free learning spaces this year. Here’s how it went is from NPR.
I missed this whole exchange earlier in the month.//When the numbers don’t look right, check them! (Mississippi education update) statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/04/w…
— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) December 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
My latest for @AEI pushes back on a proposal to exempt homeowners with no children from school-related property taxes. It’s a bad idea. And conservatives don’t need to romanticize or excuse the performance of district-run public schools to say so. https://t.co/k91EyM3mor
— Robert Pondiscio (@rpondiscio) December 31, 2025
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