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 Case for Whole Books slate.com/life/2025/10…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Senators demand Linda McMahon ask DHS to stop immigration enforcement near schools www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Uncertainty hits after vulnerable Americans woke up to a SNAP freeze is from The Washington Post.
Schools Scramble as SNAP Lapse Nears, Affecting Students and Staff is from Ed Week.
The Future of School Accountability Isn’t More Testing is from The 74.
The “southern surge”: What’s really going on? is from Chalkbeat.
Novels vs. Excerpts: What to Know About a Big Reading Debate is from Ed Week.
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
slate.com/life/2025/11…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The Next Era of the American University www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The Slow Death of Special Education www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A photographer captures life inside Chicago Public Schools www.npr.org/sections/the…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Fewer students are missing school. These state policies may have helped www.npr.org/2025/11/01/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Sacramento region’s teaching corps becoming more diverse www.abridged.org/news/sacrame…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Chicago students in heavily Latino and immigrant neighborhoods are missing school as ICE enforcement ramps up in their communities, new data suggests.
— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is a sad commentary on 53% of the teaching profession ——-Would Educators Advocate for a Student Who Was Detained by ICE? See New Data www.edweek.org/leadership/w…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Lockdown drills are a fact of life in U.S. schools. What does that mean for students? www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The Ballad of a Mexican American Schoolboy Who Helped Pave the Way for Brown v. Board of Ed www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
School crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job apnews.com/article/scho…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 31, 2025 at 6:38 AM
“Only 18 states offer higher salaries or bonuses for special education educators, while eight states do so for English learner teachers.”
www.the74million.org/article/repo…— Conor P. Williams (@conorpwilliams.bsky.social) October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to ‘illegal’ activity apnews.com/article/publ…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The continuing decline in students going through teacher preparation programs should alarm everyone. I use to say it was the canary in the coalmine, but we are entering the “5 alarm fire” phase. Not sure who will teach the children, if there are no teachers?
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea…— Christopher Martell (@chrismartell.bsky.social) October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
When the Government Stops Defending Civil Rights www.newyorker.com/news/the-led…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I’m adding this post to THE BEST RESOURCES ABOUT IEPS:
New: The number of teachers who say they use AI to help write IEPs is rising quickly, raising legal and ethical concerns. Researchers see promise if the tools are used responsibly. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea…
— Evie Blad (@evieblad.bsky.social) October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Volunteers with the LiTEArary society read to children who live in “book deserts” and bring them their own books. n.pr/47sxHCe
— NPR (@npr.org) October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Local educators say Hispanic students and parents are afraid to leave their homes and risk detainment by the new Memphis Safe Task Force. Some want the district to offer more support.
— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) October 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Judge orders Trump administration to restore school mental health grants www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“[L]ikely a cumulative effect of several initiatives, including a more uniform approach to instruction, extra help for kids who are the furthest behind and a concentrated focus on the most troubled schools.”
www.the74million.org/article/hist…— Conor P. Williams (@conorpwilliams.bsky.social) October 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
International student arrivals take a dive under Trump www.latimes.com/world-nation…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Houston Trumpets ‘Historic’ Gains from Schools Takeover, But Doubters Remain www.the74million.org/article/hous…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 28, 2025 at 7:19 AM
If I was the Trump’s administration , New College would be the last college I’d want to be the first to sign on to their ridiculous compact ——-New College of Florida, a Conservative Bulwark, Will Sign Trump’s ‘Compact’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you’ve ever had to deal with the maddening, expensive child care and preschool market, consider the strong possibility that Trump’s education agenda will turn the entire K-12 school system into the same mess. My latest in @usatoday.com:
www.msn.com/en-us/news/o…
— Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1.bsky.social) October 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u… by @danagoldstein.bsky.social gift link
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Big Tech Makes Cal State Its A.I. Training Ground www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/t…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
In New Role, Ryan Walters Takes His Anti-Union Message National is from The 74.
“The cruelty is the point” ——-Trump administration tells judge it will partially fund SNAP benefits using contingency funds www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In U.S. first, New Mexico launches free child care for all www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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