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):
Do these people wake up each morning thinking to themselves, “How can I make world a worse place today?” https://t.co/PUFIbT28AF
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 18, 2025
@mattbarnum.bsky.social at the @wsj.com reports on how cuts at the Institute of Education Sciences are impacting the careers of scholars: www.wsj.com/us-news/educ…
— AERA (@aeraedresearch.bsky.social) August 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Under Trump, the Education Dept. has flipped its civil rights mission wapo.st/4lBSQim gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
They’re Just Waiting to Just Get Back on Their Phone’: 12 Teachers on What’s Changed in Schools www.nytimes.com/interactive/… gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Oklahoma to test teachers from New York, California to guard against ‘radical leftist ideology’ apnews.com/article/okla…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Trump administration is horrible for most people, and especially for students https://t.co/HSvxw8COYz
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 19, 2025
Trump Wants Universities to Show Him the Money, or No Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins www.npr.org/2025/08/27/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I put all my hot takes and strong feelings about Trump’s assault on higher education into one convenient essay. Check it out! washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/24/h…
— Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1.bsky.social) August 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Some Programs for Black Students Become ‘Illegal D.E.I.’ Under Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
George Mason U. president won’t apologize for DEI policies, his lawyer says www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
While students and teachers alike are returning to the school year under extra pressure and anxiety from immigration activity and culture wars, Black teachers often deal with additional stress and are more likely to leave the profession.
— EdSource (@edsource.org) August 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
READ MORE: bit.ly/4oNwFZb
— EdSource (@edsource.org) August 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Houston ISD’s teacher turnover rate shot up by 12.5 percentage points in fall 2024 after the first year of the state takeover.
That pushed the district’s rate significantly higher than the statewide rate. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston…
— Megan Menchaca (@meganmenchaca.bsky.social) August 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
These are terrible people
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Do these people wake up each morning aaking themselves, “What can I do today to make the world a worse place?”——Education Department Backs Away From Program for Hispanic-Serving Colleges www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
More than 3.6 million children born in 2020 amid the COVID-19 global pandemic are walking into elementary schools across the country this fall. n.pr/4lBL7kk
— NPR (@npr.org) August 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
President Trump says that any California school district that does not adhere to his administration’s transgender policies will not receive federal funding.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
NEW: Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston…
— Megan Menchaca (@meganmenchaca.bsky.social) August 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
What the Research Says Schools Should Do About Chronic Absenteeism is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Student Absenteeism.
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans schools are still ‘a work in progress’ is from NPR.
Surveys demonstrate that Americans support the parental right to opt out of lessons that infringe on their religious beliefs — until learning the details of how this might actually work.
— EdSource (@edsource.org) August 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
RFK Jr. endorses push for religious exemptions to school vaccine mandates https://t.co/yKVIdDdJ0f
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 27, 2025
‘Edgar’ haircuts, mohawks prohibited in El Salvador schools after military captain becomes education minister https://t.co/3ojC9LYuC9
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 22, 2025
Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 states as school year beginshttps://t.co/VFiPAnWQLo pic.twitter.com/Qql2zpptsz
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 21, 2025
Good for them! ——-Two Virginia school districts sue Education Dept. in fight over gender policies www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) August 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
US Education Department says Denver school’s all-gender bathrooms violate Title IXhttps://t.co/iW3VpRJAwn
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 29, 2025
The Oklahoma Teacher Qualification Test from PragerU is finally up on their website (but you have to at least provide them fake contact info first):
“Educators who pass the test will receive an official PragerU Teacher Certificate…”
www.prageru.com/teacher-qual…
— Nick Covington (@covingtonedu.bsky.social) August 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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