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 School Lines That Divide US is from Google Maps Mania.
My semi-regular comment about how incredulous I am that some major education organizations have still not said a word about the Trump’s administration’s policies and their devastating impacts on children and their families.
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
What Happens to School Lunches in the MAHA Era? | The New Yorker https://t.co/csUivX1JCg
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) October 4, 2025
140,000 N.Y.C. Students Are Homeless. Can the Next Mayor Change That? – The New York Times https://t.co/13wXbbdGAH
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) October 3, 2025
Schooling the WSJ and the “Mississippi Miracle” is from The Backseat Linguist.
California mandated an ethnic studies class. Now the plan has stalled. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This school district asked students to draft its AI policy. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting Before It Happened https://t.co/pzO7731Kzr via @NYTimes
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) October 5, 2025
Texas L.G.B.T.Q. Teenagers and Families Navigate a Public School Clampdown – The New York Times https://t.co/9qLw56rlhw
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) October 5, 2025
The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A post worth reading
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
But affirmative action is the true enemy of meritocracy at elite schools…
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— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Just gone down a rabbit hole tracking down a reference for a widely cited quote from Lee Iacocca. Turns out most of the citations are wrong. Here’s the full quote from “Where have all the leaders gone” (Scribner, 2007): pic.twitter.com/NBObhbol7E
— Dylan Wiliam (@dylanwiliam) October 6, 2025
you know this guy had to have made a huge number of enemies for oklahoma republicans to want to take him down (serves him right, he sucks)
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— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) October 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort www.npr.org/2025/10/07/n…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Some prominent education organizations not saying anything about Trump should take note———Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The 6-7 TikTok trend among tweens and teens is leading to classroom bans https://t.co/SxCHP8XSD1
— Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso) October 8, 2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law aimed at fighting antisemitism in schoolshttps://t.co/OW3SOL73vX pic.twitter.com/U69BCg9ZnR
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) October 8, 2025
Sir, We Don’t Have Enough Pencils and Paper
By Teachers in the United States https://t.co/lQvEjh6EwQ
— New York Times Education Pitchbot (@GreyLadiesNYC) October 7, 2025
Months After Deep Cuts at @usedgov, Education Researchers See Reason for Cautious Optimism – my latest for @The74 https://t.co/ufR3toT1Vz #IES #NCES
— Greg Toppo (@gtoppo) October 6, 2025
https://t.co/vgqacGUVS0
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) October 6, 2025
Military children are slipping through the cracks in schools | CNN Politics https://t.co/yzo9wLiMh1
— Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso) October 6, 2025
Harvard Seeks Assurances as Talks Restart in Washington www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
JUST IN: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law prohibiting ultra-processed foods in school meals, the first state to do so.
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— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“The detention hikes on trails near Morse High School in Bath, Maine, started in October 2024 and have continued this fall.” https://t.co/JqPCJdteMK
— Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso) October 9, 2025
Why Many Students in Thailand Can’t Let Their Hair Down – The New York Times https://t.co/miL6FU5kRW
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) October 9, 2025
California test scores improve amid lingering pandemic setbacks. LAUSD, Compton show gains www.latimes.com/california/s…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Student Loan Cancellation Is Restarting for Some Federal Borrowers is from The NY Times.
Good work, MIT!——— MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) October 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Unelected billionaire private equity guy says colleges must bend the knee or “they need not accept federal funding.”
1) Get bent.
2) It’s high time for Congress to regulate your predatory business model out of existence.www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o…
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— Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1.bsky.social) October 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
