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):
What a surprise——-Most Pell Grant recipients to get less money under Trump budget bill, CBO finds. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
As usual, I am confused by the Department of Education’s new policy. Says it will immediately spend $60 million additional on charter schools. But I am unaware of Congress ever having dumped money in a piggy bank that allows Ed to spend at will.
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— Derek W. Black (@derekwblack.bsky.social) May 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
How are attendance, high school graduation, and college possibilities connected? @wbez.org and @chalkbeat.org explore this through conversations at Farragut High School, with @chipubschools.bsky.social, and our own Marisa de la Torre.
Learn more: projects.chalkbeat.org/2025/chicago…
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— UChicago Consortium on School Research (@uchiconsortium.bsky.social) May 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
6:01am and already in tears.
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— Jack Schneider (@jackschneider.bsky.social) May 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Some Republicans Push to Put School Desegregation Officially in the Past www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Beginning next school year, Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history will learn about conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election thanks to the state’s new social studies standards.
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— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Trump’s Executive Order on School Discipline Clashes With What Research Says Works is from Ed Surge.
I don’t know what to call this, a cautionary tale? An obituary? Columbia appears to have been uniquely vulnerable to the internal dysfunction and outside attacks and in response, they caved. It’s horrible all around. nymag.com/intelligence…
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— John Warner (@biblioracle.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
‘I’m shocked. Shocked!’ I wonder how this is going to impact FAFSA ?——-Deportation fears trigger decline in tax filings in immigrant communities www.washingtonpost.com/business/202…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Future www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/t… gift link
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Trump threatened school funding in Maine. Here’s how that money is used www.npr.org/2025/05/19/n…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 4:50 AM
On Education, DeSantis’s Florida Paved the Way for Trump’s America www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/u… gift link
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Snopes! https://t.co/HCTxIf8gXe
— Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso) May 20, 2025
These School Cops in Florida Ordered to Help ICE Arrest Immigrants, Records Show – jaw-dropping new reporting from @The74‘s @mkeierleber https://t.co/6LUFrqLrcV
— Greg Toppo (@gtoppo) May 20, 2025
Monday’s opinion also called the district’s policy “unconstitutionally vague” and said it has led to anxiety among teachers who remain confused about the policy and fearful of consequences — even if there are accidental violations.
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— EdSource (@edsource.org) May 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
New policy brief calls for separating school discipline from school safety and implementing distinct, research-based approaches to address post-pandemic student behavior. bit.ly/44Irqm9
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— National Education Policy Center (@nepc.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Really glad to see more mainstream outlets beginning to cover the impact that school vouchers are having on state budgets. Note that redirecting resources to the wealthy and crowding out spending on public education and social programs is a design feature not a bug stateline.org/2025/05/20/r…
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— Jennifer Berkshire (@jenniferberkshire.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If we observe teacher absences increasing across states & in higher and lower income schools, might it be that teachers are sick more, or that they have kids who are sick more? It’s puzzling that this isn’t the candidate explanation to rule out.
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— Jen Jennings (@jenjennings.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
BREAKING: Federal judge issues an injunction blocking the Trump administration from dismantling the Education Dept., and orders fired employees be reinstated.
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— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from carrying out Trump’s executive order calling for the closure of the Education Department.
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— NPR (@npr.org) May 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Supreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
It shouldn’t be this easy to name *bad and widely adopted* education policy ideas.
1) 4 day school week (Morgan Polikoff)
2) Virtual charter schools (Jen Jennings)
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— Jen Jennings (@jenjennings.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
“it would also mark the first time in the history of SNAP that the federal government would no longer ensure children in every state have access to food benefits” www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/s…
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— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Great idea!
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Educators fear their homeless students could become a target for Trump cuts www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I’m adding this next post to A Few Of The Best Resources Explaining How A New Pope Is Selected – PLUS Links To My Posts About Pope Francis & Education:
A lot of what he writes here, including about a ‘theology of listenung’ & the importance of a person in authority having positive relationships, r good guides 4 how a tchr can run classroom —Pope Leo’s Doctoral Dissertation: Thoughts on Power and Authority www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u… gift link
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
A bunch of universities, not to mention other districts, could learn from this —-How One District Fought to Get a Family Out of Immigration Detention www.edweek.org/leadership/h…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is good. Even if u r not a Calkins supporter, this lawsuit would have opened up a can of worms —-Court Dismisses Reading Lawsuit Against Lucy Calkins, Other ‘Balanced Literacy’ Proponents www.edweek.org/teaching-lea…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
And…
‘Make sure none of the books have LGBTQ characters or portray people of color in an affirming way, and don’t mention racism (unless it’s against white people). Also, all mentions of US History must highlight American exceptionalism’ https://t.co/oyUBNSvjk6
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 24, 2025
apnews.com/article/scop… With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 24, 2025 at 4:43 AM
“He is using us international students as poker chips in this authoritarian game. But among Trump’s victims will be the US itself. Deporting thousands of people and deterring others from coming to study and conduct research will severely impact America’s place at the forefront of innovation.”
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— Benjamin Riley (@benjaminjriley.bsky.social) May 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Trump administration blocks Harvard’s ability to enroll international students https://t.co/Ed9BlOJ4nD
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 22, 2025
Author sides with students in revolt over book passage used in AP exam www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Federal judge blocks Trump admin from revoking Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students Federal judge blocks Trump admin from revoking Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I’m adding this post to The Best Resources For Learning Why School Vouchers Are A Bad Idea:
9 things to know about the big, private-school voucher plan in Republicans’ tax bill www.npr.org/2025/05/23/n…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
How Can the Government Stop Harvard From Enrolling International Students? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A *huge* victory for education in America! ⚖️✊🏼🙌
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— ⚡️💙Love, Ms.O💙⚡️ (@maryosteen.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Religious Education Lost at the Supreme Court. But It’s Winning Everywhere Else. is from The NY Times.
Ivy League colleges aren’t the only campuses under fire over DEI initiatives. Now, Trump’s orders are taking aim at K-12 public schools. https://t.co/xzIu6PRVS8
— Kayla Jimenez (@kaylajjimenez) May 23, 2025
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