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):
West Virginia’s School Vaccination Law Has Been Effective. That May Change is from The NY Times.
I’m not holding my breath
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
These Students Are Scared. Friends and Teachers Are Their Protectors. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says https://t.co/bj3xiJAtON via @USATODAY
— Byron Dobson (@byrondobson) October 11, 2025
Jersey Jazzman: Debunking David Brooks on Education jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2025/10/debu…
— Peter Greene (@palan57.bsky.social) October 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
These Students Are Scared. Friends and Teachers Are Their Protectors. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Doesn’t stand a chance——-In L.A., a Former Ally of Mayor Bass Is Expected to Run Against Her www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
What Causes Low Academic Performance of Urban Children? Teacher Expectations of Their Students or Residential Segregation? (Richard Rothstein) is from Larry Cuban’s blog. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn What Impact A Teacher (& Outside Factors) Have On Student Achievement.
the Trump administration fired all federal staff who manage funding for over 10,000 after school programs around the country pic.twitter.com/6PLgqnkVFY
— Rachel Cohen Booth (@rcobooth) October 12, 2025
Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement apnews.com/article/layo…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Inside the Trump Administration’s Assault on Higher Education www.newyorker.com/magazine/202…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
“Let childhood infectious diseases run wild” and “Kids with disabilities deserve nothing” are two parts of a single, terrifyingly coherent philosophy.
— Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1.bsky.social) October 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Individual State NAEP Scores Aren’t Evidence For Anything is from The Backseat Linguist.
Thoughts and prayers
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Inside a New Bible-Infused Texas English Curriculum www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Ironic headline for this piece criticizing schools for HVAC replacements &professional development when it begins without calculating inflation —-Americans Are Getting Much Dumber www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 14, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Trump praised community colleges. Then came the cuts. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A virtual education company was a lifeline to a rural district. Now they’re at war. https://t.co/l1nneWtxyA
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) October 14, 2025
‘Six seven’ sends teens into a frenzy that schools have been powerless to stop. ‘It’s like throwing catnip at cats.’
The Numbers Six and Seven Are Making Life Hell for Math Teachers – WSJ https://t.co/w3ZmxqXTGq
— Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso) October 14, 2025
The Post-Pandemic Promise of High-Impact Tutoring is from The 74.
Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement is traumatizing the community www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news… via @nbcnews
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ed. Dept. Tells More Than 250 Civil Rights Staff They’ve Been Laid Off www.edweek.org/policy-polit…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I am not opposed to so-called gifted and talented programs. I just believe they should be run like my old school runs it’s IB program – the classes are open to anyone who wants to take them, and we actively encouraged students who didn’t choose them to enroll
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Many rural schools rely on international teachers. Trump’s visa changes threaten that www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The Logical End Point of Trump’s Higher-Education Agenda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Opinion | Trump’s mass firings strike a hammer blow against Americans with disabilities www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb…
— National Education Policy Center (@nepc.bsky.social) October 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A little thin, but a good start
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools apnews.com/article/okla…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Good for them!——Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Good! ——-New York City Sues U.S. After School Aid Is Cut Over Gender Policies www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Penn Becomes Latest University to Reject White House Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right www.latimes.com/california/s…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
After billions in failed big bets, funders and schools are turning to this small education nonprofit apnews.com/article/nati…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Universities Are Standing Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
What could go wrong? ————Charter schools in Florida move to take over space in public schools www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Trump Officials Appeal Challenge to Their Efforts to Restrict D.E.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
University of Virginia turns down Trump deal for priority federal funding www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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