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):
Trump administration and Harvard spar in court over massive funding freeze is from NBC News.
New substack: What is the science of reading? And why the definition matters….
dtwuva.substack.com/p/what-is-th…— Dan Willingham (@dtwuva.bsky.social) July 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin’s theory of evolution.
— NPR (@npr.org) July 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Harvard is hoping court rules Trump administration’s $2.6B research cuts were illegal apnews.com/article/harv…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
With Trump’s refusal to provide already appropriated funds to schools, his administration’s kidnappings of our students’ parents and guardians, and his slashing of their health insurance, how can any education-related organization still not be speaking up against him?
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Twenty states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging new Trump administration rules that bar undocumented immigrants from a host of federal programs, including Head Start and career and technical education offerings.
— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) July 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Trump administration and Harvard University trade barbs in a critical hearing in Boston over the government’s threats to slash billions of dollars in the Ivy League school’s federal research funding.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The ‘Criminal Alien’ Slander www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
California sues Trump for blocking undocumented immigrants from ‘public benefit’ programs www.latimes.com/politics/sto…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I’m adding this post to The Best Places To Learn What Impact A Teacher (& Outside Factors) Have On Student Achievement:
You mean that factors outside of the classroom and outside of a teacher’s control might impact student academic achievement? ” I’m shocked. Shocked!”
The pandemic aged our brains, whether we got Covid or not, study finds https://t.co/w2qeKkHNtI pic.twitter.com/rc8iNDkWt2
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) July 22, 2025
What to know about forgiveness pause in IBR student loan repayment plans
— Axios (@axios.com) July 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
LAUSD test scores hit a new high, erasing pandemic lows with a second year of strong gains www.latimes.com/california/s…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The ‘Boy Crisis’ Is Overblown www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The assault on higher education is not just about coastal elite schools. “Federal agencies terminated or were attempting to terminate more than 4,000 grants across over 600 institutions. These grants are worth between $6.9 billion and $8.2 billion combined.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty…
— Perry Bacon (@perrybaconjr.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
BREAKING: State Dept. launches an investigation into Harvard’s use of its international student visa program amid monthslong legal battle with the school.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam apnews.com/article/harv…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Education Department Investigates Scholarships for DACA Students – The New York Times https://t.co/juHI2HvXuh
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) July 23, 2025
Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Columbia’s Administrators Are Fooling Themselves www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o… gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Why these families are willing to risk deportation for college financial aid calmatters.org/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
So…not antisemitism.
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) July 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
“This resolution is going to allow us to turn a page…..”
In what book, Acting President Shipman?
My suggestion to universities is that you select as your presidents and acting presidents, people who actually understand the meaning & significance of universities to democracies.
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) July 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The Southern Poverty Law Center now provides a set of free learning guides examining key topics in education through a social justice lens @splcenter.org bit.ly/3UtmLxT
— National Education Policy Center (@nepc.bsky.social) July 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Education Department says it’s releasing more than $5 billion in frozen grants is from NPR.
Trump administration releases billions it withheld from schools www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Thanks, Columbia!——-Trump puts pressure on Harvard and others to pay up, after Columbia deal www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Re-upping this: THE TRUE ORIGIN STORY OF AFT’S NEW AI TRAINING CENTER WILL INDICATE IF IT IS A SUCCESS OR A FLOP larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/07/08/t…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The ruling is a significant victory for charter advocates, after the district board declared hundreds of schools off limits to charters.
Read more: bit.ly/4o3VKPe
— EdSource (@edsource.org) July 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is what I find so completely surreal about the current moment. We can’t even say smartphones are being “memory holed” because the bans in schools are happening quite literally at the same time as various ed-tech hucksters are falling all over themselves to push AI into the classroom. Wake up!
— Benjamin Riley (@benjaminjriley.bsky.social) July 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The complex settlement allowed both sides to claim victory. It gives the university access to federal funds that had been frozen, and restores some terminated contracts.
— NPR (@npr.org) July 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
How the Trump administration has reshaped education policy is from NPR.
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