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):
The Public School Programs Trump Has Threatened https://t.co/lld2XPe1cN
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 5, 2025
How educational leaders are navigating this moment is from NPR.
This is an excellent resource.
— Betsy Wolf (@betsyjwolf.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Or, our district trying to get teachers to use absolutely useless benchmark assessments
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
CTU and Chicago Public Schools reach tentative contract deal
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/04/01/ctu-reaches-contract-deal-with-cps/— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) March 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“Sending it back to the states” isn’t working out so well for kids.
— Jen Jennings (@jenjennings.bsky.social) April 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Why the Court Hit the Brakes on School Desegregation is from The New Yorker.
The Pandemic Is Not the Only Reason U.S. Students Are Losing Ground www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 7, 2025 at 3:57 AM
“had to do”? Are there universities and colleges that did NOT close their DEI offices? —— How are college presidents handling funding threats? Preparing for the worst www.npr.org/2025/04/04/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
“I’m shocked. Shocked!”
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Dept of Ed cuts have put the future of the NAEP test, our nation’s report card, on shaky ground.
This is the ONLY national measuring stick we have to judge how students’ performance is changing over time and which states are struggling or excelling.
hechingerreport.org/proof-points…
— Matthew A Kraft (@matthewakraft.bsky.social) April 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I hope it’s mire than ‘possible ‘ www.latimes.com/california/s…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Trump’s policies on learning and speaking English are incomprehensible wapo.st/42nxL3s gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Feds end a civil rights agreement on treatment of Native students, citing DEI wapo.st/4iVqIpK gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
When Trump Is Done, What Will Remain of Public Education? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/o…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
USAID enabled Afghan women to defy Taliban ban on college — until now : Goats and Soda : NPR https://t.co/2PeCEoAFAV
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 9, 2025
Colorado bill seeks to protect student records and limit immigration enforcement on school grounds
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/04/09/colorado-immigration-bill-would-limit-ice-cooperation-at-school-and-colleges/— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) April 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought giving in to government demands would save their independence
theconversation.com/universities…— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Another state shows us the way
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
apnews.com/article/alex… Connecticut Supreme Court declines to hear Alex Jones’ appeal of $1B Sandy Hook verdict
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is unacceptable
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I wrote for @vox.com about why university leaders are so reluctant to use their endowments to fight back against Trump administration persecution — and why they can and should do it anyway.
www.vox.com/education/40…
— Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1.bsky.social) April 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Florida teacher loses job for calling student by preferred name wapo.st/42fTyKg gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This is what schools should be doing. It should make universities feel ashamed for their lack of support for international students——Trump border czar’s town stood up for 3 kids detained by ICE — and won wapo.st/4lu4Vr6 gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Illinois schools chief pushes back against Trump administration’s anti-DEI push
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/04/10/illinois-tells-trump-education-department-that-it-complies-federal-civil-rights-law/— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) April 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New York public schools having more spine and strength than multibillion dollar Ivy League institutions… makes perfect sense actually. 💪🏽 https://t.co/AGmZYUz3LW
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 9, 2025
So far, it seems that all states who have said anything about it – except for Indiana – are showing far more courage than a fair number of high-priced law firms and university presidents
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This appears to be an actual message, not a parody. Wild
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
May this be a model for all districts
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Future resistance to file by immigrants, and its subsequent impact on student FAFSA applications, is going to be a huge issue —— apnews.com/article/irs-…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
www.npr.org/2025/04/10/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
What happened to sending education ‘back to the states’? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
See Which States Are Telling Trump Their Schools Don’t Use ‘Illegal’ DEI www.edweek.org/policy-polit…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) April 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
School Leaders Look Out for Students as Trump Steps Up Immigration Enforcement is from Ed Week.
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