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I thought readers might, or might not, find this new regular post useful.

Each week, I highlight several sentences, with links to their sources, that I find interesting/concerning/useful.  And they may, or may not, be directly connected to education.  I may also include my own comments or related links.

This regular post will join my other regular ones on teaching ELLs, education policy, Artificial Intelligence, infographics, and Pinterest highlights, not to mention sharing of my regular Education Week posts.

Here are this week’s sentences:

This leaves the average chronic absenteeism rate for these states and the nation’s capital at 23%, roughly 50% higher than their pre-pandemic baseline. See The Best Resources On Student Absenteeism

When tutoring is outsourced to AI, we rob both groups of students—the learners and the tutors—of experiences that shape their academic and professional futures. See THE BEST RESOURCES ON PEER TUTORS

Like a chef, mastering math is not just about following a recipe or executing techniques correctly; it is about understanding how elements work together so that, when faced with something new, students know how to reason through the problem and build on previous knowledge.

But our English-learner classes, some of them are less than half in attendance in person.

Without adequate consideration of the humanity of the migrant, it is impossible to construct just policies ordered to the common good and to the benefit of society’s weakest members.”

If you think AI can make something like Khan Academy 2x better, which is probably impossible, then you are still measuring effects with microscopes.

She said that she had been followed by federal agents and that federal agents had recently been outside the homes of members of her school board.

“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.”

“We’ve never seen this much surveillance,” said John White, a University of North Florida education professor who was asked to remove words such as “diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion” and “culture” from his syllabus.

And act on the results!

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 2, 2026 at 7:42 AM

Or when you agree to take notes in a meeting

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM

this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway

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— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) February 4, 2026 at 8:41 AM

as i keep saying, the things to do to secure elections are to volunteer to work the polls or to serve as an observer, & to pressure your *state representatives* to take steps to further secure voting locations and ballots. you should also learn about how election administration works in your area.

— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) February 5, 2026 at 5:35 AM

Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems to me that K-12 districts & individual schools have been much more active in defending their students and families than colleges ——12 Columbia Professors and Students Are Arrested at Anti-ICE Protest www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/n…

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) February 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM

Here’s the thing — if you are a Trump-supporting teacher, there is no way a Black student can feel safe in your classroom.

That was true before his most recent post, but it is undeniable now.

Period. Full stop.

— Chris Lehmann (@clehmann.bsky.social) February 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM