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):
This would be entirely untenable
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— Jon Becker (@jonbecker.bsky.social) December 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Utah repeals ban on collective bargaining for teachers, firefighters and police unions
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren
apnews.com/article/flor…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Pretty darn difficult ——-Korea’s English Exam Was So Hard It Prompted an Apology. How Would You Do? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/w…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 13, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Library board ousted after voting to keep children’s book about trans boy www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 14, 2025 at 4:47 AM
This is great from Peter Greene: The Teacher Who Helped Launch An Entertainment Empire
A better college pitch for boys than learning and earning
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— Jen Jennings (@jenjennings.bsky.social) December 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is an interesting post on college level teaching. I do find it interesting that so many studies by professors are done evaluating K-12 teaching, but so few seem to be analyze teaching on the college level —-Teaching Quality open.substack.com/pub/hollisro…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
It reminds me of the time I read a study criticizing K-12 teacher tenure that was authored by university professors who all had tenure themselves
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Data shows a correlation between declining student test scores and the rise of cell phone use is from NPR.
https://t.co/tIwXQpAA1g ICYMI: High school students in Lincoln are seeking to disband a new club associated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the comments their city’s mayor made at its inaugural meeting.
— Jennah Pendleton🕊 (@jennahpen) December 15, 2025
What Diane Ravitch has learned in her decades on both sides of the school reform fights is by Matt Barnum.
Professors, students appeal ruling on Alabama law banning DEI initiatives at public universities
apnews.com/article/alab…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Onions: What does it mean to say that you understand something? is by Dylan Wiliam.
Police fan out to Providence schools to calm worries with the Brown University shooter still loose
apnews.com/article/brow…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
My old district hasn’t had competent leadership in decades ——State deems Sacramento City Unified at ‘high risk’ of financial insolvency www.sacbee.com/news/local/e…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This shares ISTE+ASCD’s suggestions.They have not spoken out against Trump’s destructive policies towards students & their families so,as far as I’m concerned,I can’t trust their judgment on AI or anything else–What It Means for a High School Graduate to Be ‘AI-Ready’ www.edweek.org/technology/w…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Any parallels to how some schools operate, I wonder——D.C. needs a new police chief who cares about more than numbers www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
A school locked down after AI flagged a gun. It was a clarinet. wapo.st/49dTijI gift link
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
ICE Arrests Disrupt Schools, Prompting Fear Among Families www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I would say a not unsubstantial number of teachers should reconsider if they are in the right profession —–What Surveys Revealed This Year About Educators and Immigration www.edweek.org/leadership/w…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nice, but they could learn lessons from Bezos’ former wife, Mackenzie Scott——-Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are awarding $5 million to a leader in neurodiversity education
apnews.com/article/phil…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In any choice system (chart, mag, vouchers, intra-dist, open enr), schools can make staying so miserable parents “voluntarily” pull kids: think daily calls, endless mtgs, CPS threats over absences. Not valorizing zoned schools as a model of justice, but this is a persistent problem in need of remedy
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— Jen Jennings (@jenjennings.bsky.social) December 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Sleep Cots and Graham Crackers at Elon Musk’s Child Care Program www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/t…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Test scores in U.S. schools are down. Are smartphones to blame? www.npr.org/2025/12/14/n…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Charter school advocates fear their future at the Labor Department is from Matt Barnum.
Former OK schools chief Ryan Walters is melting down after the OK Supreme Court struck down the history curriculum he mandated, which included Bible study and materials arguing that the 2020 election was stolen. pic.twitter.com/iRRyujjQce
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 18, 2025
For students with mixed-status families, filling out the FAFSA can be a major source of stress. California officials share guidance to address fears around privacy and deportation risk.https://t.co/b8S9YrlFaH
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) December 18, 2025
What big ideas should Zohran Mamdani consider to improve NYC schools? Here’s what families, experts, students, and educators told us.
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— Chalkbeat (@chalkbeat.org) December 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Rural schools hit by Trump’s grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money
apnews.com/article/trum…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“Talk To Dai” Seems Like A Decent AI-Powered Language Learning Tool, & It’s Free (At Least, For Now) larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/19/t…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) December 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
