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):
‘Risky game’: How some Texas teachers are tackling the Ten Commandments law in classrooms www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Trump’s travel ban keeps international students from coming to the US for college apnews.com/article/trav…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Americans don’t think college is worth it. It is. is from Axios. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Showing Students Why They Should Continue Their Academic Career.
Great example of the comments that right wingers are now trying to get people fired over. Not comments that celebrate Kirk’s death – the tweet literally says “He never should have been shot” – but comments that are critical of Kirk and say he shouldn’t be nationally honored. https://t.co/sMfw9eqyBG
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) September 15, 2025
The Trump Admin is ready to get our students back on track…by cutting funds to support English Language Learners and low-income students by banning books, by opposing teaching accurate portrayals of U.S. history &, by making sure LGBTQ people are not mentioned in the classroom https://t.co/3ew0uu6ttz
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 15, 2025
They just won’t stop attacking people of color —–Loan Forgiveness for Teachers of Color Is Discriminatory, Trump Admin. Says www.edweek.org/leadership/l…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In his new book, the Yale law professor says colleges still have a “panoply” of options to recruit diverse student bodies within the confines of the Supreme Court ruling.
— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) September 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Support for parents opting their children out of content in the curriculum is, we show here, much weaker than folks probably think and is likely susceptible to persuasive messaging about its downsides and logistical challenges.
— Morgan Polikoff (@mpolikoff.bsky.social) September 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Trump Redirects Millions to Historically Black Colleges, Charter Schools www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Trump’s new rule barring undocumented immigrants from Head Start unfairly punishes families and weakens the social safety net, advocates say. The president has tapped into widespread beliefs that undocumented immigrants are taking advantage of public benefits.
— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) September 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegallyhttps://t.co/CdhKgVMYI3 pic.twitter.com/EeXYbPZZIk
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 11, 2025
Affirmative action opponent’s next target: A private school with admissions preference for Hawaiianshttps://t.co/3JGTyy1pGG
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 16, 2025
Oklahoma Schools Were Instructed to Hold a Moment of Silence for Charlie Kirk https://t.co/EOSdxLQGkU
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 16, 2025
Opinion | The Unexpected Upside of Phone Bans in Schools – The New York Times https://t.co/TO6YJSc44d
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 17, 2025
An excerpt from Randi Weingarten’s new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” reveals why Trump and the far right are demeaning teachers, slashing school funding, and rewriting history.
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— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 16, 2025
University of California Leaders to Meet as Trump Increases Pressure https://t.co/Ckqyn5m6ET via @NYTimes
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 17, 2025
Breaking News: Texas A&M’s president will step down after turmoil over a children’s literature course that recognized more than two genders.https://t.co/c6kwNFxwxY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 19, 2025
If you think the news in this next post isn’t as bad as it sounds, check out the video embedded immediately below it that comes from that group:
Education Department partners with conservative groups for civics programming wapo.st/4nAXzlK gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Schools in Washington reopened late last month against the backdrop of a law enforcement surge that brought masked immigration agents into normally quiet neighborhoods.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are against schools giving kids standardized questionnaires about their mental well-being. But experts say they are wrong.
A law enforcement surge has taken a toll on children of immigrants in Washington schools apnews.com/article/immi…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A law enforcement surge has taken a toll on children of immigrants in Washington schools apnews.com/article/immi…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We will return educational authority to the states, as long as they recognize our authority to tell them how to exercise their authority.
— Peter Greene (@palan57.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This one looks interesting ——-The 14 Movies to Watch Out for This Fall www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Teachers are losing jobs as conservatives target lessons, speech they dislike wapo.st/4nwyxEV gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The Trump admin warned Harvard it would “face further enforcement action” if it refuses to turn over more information about the university’s use of race in its admissions process.
— Axios (@axios.com) September 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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