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):
There are kids not going to school’: fear of ICE is keeping children from classes in Connecticut www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 23, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Fear, arrests and know-your-rights: How one school district is grappling with ICE coming to town
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “They took her, they took her, they took her.” Those were some of the words Assistant Principal Cora Muñoz could discern while on the phone with the guardian of one of her students.…
— The Hechinger Report (@hechingerreport.org) January 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The myth of anti-white discrimination in L.A. schools — and the politics behind it www.latimes.com/california/s…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 23, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Former Iowa superintendent pleads guilty to falsely claiming US citizenshiphttps://t.co/ZWKD9j7hmX
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) January 22, 2026
Lawsuit alleging discrimination against white LAUSD students has potential to move forward is from Ed Source.
Trump administration abandons anti-DEI court battle, but ‘damage has already been done’ is from Ed Source.
New York school violated civil rights law by changing name from ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds,’ US says
apnews.com/article/nati…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 23, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This might explain why you’re not a ‘math person.’ https://t.co/d2eaaQcbCZ
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 27, 2025
https://t.co/ZrpbsukXoI pic.twitter.com/SScLm34lLd
— talmon joseph smith (@talmonsmith) January 25, 2026
“In Ron DeSantis’s Florida…parents at one Miami school received a notice that their first graders would need a signed permission slip to “participate and listen to a book written by an African American.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/b…
— John Sipher (@johnsipher.bsky.social) January 26, 2026 at 3:45 AM
To afford having a baby, many teachers are quitting to find better benefits www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 26, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Welcome to the American Winter www.theatlantic.com/politics/202…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 25, 2026 at 9:39 PM
this morning in the Mpls suburbs: “There were 5 Ice vehicles staged around this neighborhood and the elementary school, they seem to be watching to bus stops during school kid pick up and drop off. I believe they are trying spook kids/parents so vulnerable parents would expose themselves”
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 27, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Maine’s Immigrant Students Stay Home as ICE Operation Ramps Up www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 27, 2026 at 6:02 AM
The Interventions We Need • Trigger warning: education consultants read with caution
— Five Twelve Thirteen (@fivetwelvethirteen.skystack.xyz) January 27, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Really nice and approachable piece from @mattbarnum.bsky.social about the challenges of evaluating new school choice programs (which I happen to especially like because I’m just finishing this chapter of my book!) www.chalkbeat.org/2026/01/27/a…
— Morgan Polikoff (@mpolikoff.bsky.social) January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
It boggles my mind mind that some major Ed groups still refuse to speak out against the trump administration
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 3:13 PM
“Teachers describe rows of empty seats after local raids, high school seniors who were once excited about college suddenly withdrawing, and quiet questions whispered in the hallway” hep.gse.harvard.edu/blog/2026/01…
— Conor P. Williams (@conorpwilliams.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Critics are pushing to condition funding for the Department of Homeland Security on changes to immigration enforcement agents’ aggressive tactics, like detaining parents and children on their way to school.
— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) January 28, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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