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):
Competing Traditions of Teaching: An Old Story Written Anew is from Larry Cuban.
I’m adding this post to The Best Resources On Student Absenteeism:
A great summary of the major findings from our AEI working group on chronic absenteeism led by Nat Malkus (featuring @ehutt.bsky.social @jjacobkirksey.bsky.social and others) hechingerreport.org/proof-points… @jillbarshay.bsky.social
— Morgan Polikoff (@mpolikoff.bsky.social) August 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/m…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Wow. Had not realized that Columbia’s settlement with Trump admin included a commitment to decrease international student enrollment. In what way does this help “combat antisemitism,” which is supposedly the administration’s objective?
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart…— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) August 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Marchers, teachers union demand LAUSD provide more protection for immigrants www.latimes.com/california/s…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Immigration raid fears trigger Latino student absences, as experts warn of consequences www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
UCLA has more than half a billion dollars in funding suspended by Trump administration
The university is the latest high-profile school to have funds threatened over antisemitism claims.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Schools brace for potential cuts to special education funding www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Organizing to Win: How Sacramento Educators Built a Movement www.cta.org/educator/pos…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u… gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Public schools are closing as Arizona’s school voucher program soars wapo.st/45zmkbE gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Take a look at their demands: bit.ly/4fG3EuB
— EdSource (@edsource.org) August 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
‘They do not teach us what we need’: Inside the expansion of religious schools for girls across Afghanistan www.cnn.com/2025/08/04/a…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Students without legal status have the right to attend public school. Will Trump change that? is from CAL Matters. 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.
Schools are using AI surveillance to protect students. It also leads to false alarms — and arrests apnews.com/article/ai-s…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
ICE arrests parent outside Chula Vista school during student dropoff inewsource.org/2025/08/06/s…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Baltimore Schools Face Investigation Over Antisemitism Allegations www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Immigration raid fears trigger Latino student absences as experts warn of consequences www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
They just have to fight this
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
no more educational material for your children. just poisonous right wing slop.
— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) August 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
What Is Mamdani’s Vision for New York City’s $40 Billion School System? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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