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):
2 in 5 college students face food insecurity – colleges are working to help is from NPR.
Peer-to-peer mental health support programs show early signs of improving student mental health, enhancing student engagement and reducing stigma in California high schools, according to a report by The Children’s Partnership.
— EdSource (@edsource.org) December 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Mamdani Reverses Call to End Mayoral Control of Public Schools www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Why self-improvement starts with maintenance is by Tim Harford. Superintendents could learn from it – focus on the care and feeding of what you have before you start any new initiatives. They could add it to New (& Veteran) Superintendents Could Do Far Worse Than Reading This Article.
Schools in California need to be figuring out their response to this. Undocumented students will be physically ill, along with needing mental health care, and many will no longer be on MediCAL, which is what Medicaid is called here
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world is from NPR.
Big Changes Are Coming to Student Loans. Here’s What to Know if You’re Struggling. is from The NY Times.
What to know about the Uvalde school shooting’s first trial over police response
apnews.com/article/uval…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 3, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Trump upended the US education system in 2025. It’s only the beginning.
— Politico (@politico.com) January 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Finland’s battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
apnews.com/article/fake…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 5, 2026 at 5:47 AM
This is good but, paused or not, if u do this you don’t belong in a classroom ——-Paused: A court ruling that let teachers tell parents about a child’s ‘gender incongruity’ www.latimes.com/california/s…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Texas Is Sued Over Investigations Into Teachers’ Speech After Charlie Kirk’s Death www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 6, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Really interesting analysis of the remarkable performance of DoDEA schools as compared to the rest of the states over the last decade open.substack.com/pub/timdaly/…
— Morgan Polikoff (@mpolikoff.bsky.social) January 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The Power of Plyler is from Fwd.us. 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.
This is a very intriguing teacher credentialing program where practicing teachers are the professors——Great Falls school brings a college degree program to an elementary setting
apnews.com/article/scho…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 7:40 AM
As Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Pushes Into High Schools, Dissension Follows www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Trump administration gives Iowa education waiver, more states may follow www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Twenty-two books are now banned in Utah K-12 schools. In addition to “Wicked,” the popular young adult novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “Nineteen Minutes” were also added to the ban list. (via @kuer.org)
— NPR (@npr.org) January 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Strikes, cuts, state superintendent race: Our 2026 California education predictions. What are yours? is from Ed Source.
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