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):
Emily Hanford’s Story Was Basically Wrong is from Michael Pershan. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Balanced Literacy & The “Reading Wars”
A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Trump administration takes aim at website listing diversity scholarships www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 4:19 AM
How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump washingtonmonthly.com/2026/08/06/h…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
To Improve Student Mental Health, University of Michigan Eases Grading:
The university will make first-semester grades pass or fail, to encourage students to try different classes and lessen fears of what a low grade could mean. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u…[image or embed]
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Trump Sues New York and Other States Over In-State Tuition for Migrants www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/n…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time www.npr.org/2026/08/11/n…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 6:18 AM
This is SO applicable to education ——–Basketball analytics corrected decades of bad intuition. Then it created new blind spots www.nytimes.com/athletic/718…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Sacramento City Unified remains on path to state takeover after Thurmond rejects appeal edsource.org?page_id=763845
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 11, 2026 at 1:13 PM
THE KIDS WILL ALL BE USING LITTER BOXES AND TURNING TRANSGENDER WHILE DRESSED IN BURKAS
— Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) August 11, 2026
In my view, no test for an 8-year-old should be more than two hours, and ideally less than half that. But we could also just accept that any assessment of an 8-year-old is never going to be that reliable, and therefore we should not place too much weight on the result.
— Dylan Wiliam (@dylanwiliam) August 11, 2026
About 110,000 fewer foreign students expected after visa crackdown, report says www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 12, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The student loan debt fight no one saw coming
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— Politico (@politico.com) August 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Judge Dismisses Federal Government’s Antisemitism Case Against Harvard www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The Differences Between IEPs and 504 Plans: A Special Education Explainer is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES ABOUT IEPS,
Chronic absenteeism remains high six years after pandemic began www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 13, 2026 at 6:12 AM
As students return to class, Tennessee’s expanded school voucher program is approaching a major milestone; however, recent state data shows the majority of the new vouchers went to students with higher-income families.
— Gene Bryant (@GeneBryant2) August 13, 2026
AP Exclusive: US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The devil is in the details, but reading does seem to be in decline. Does that have much to do with the decline of liberal democracy?
New from Cathy Young:
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— The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) August 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM
The Trump administration is reducing legal pathways for immigrant kids to stay in the US
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— Politico (@politico.com) August 14, 2026 at 6:02 AM
For too long, decisions about our classrooms have been made without listening to educators. That hurts teachers and kids. Thank you @hft2415.bsky.social Pres Jackie Anderson for speaking out about the impact in Houston. www.fox26houston.com/video/fmc-sv…
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— Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten.bsky.social) August 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Whoops. Used it again. Gotta use strong tape this time.
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— Jenn Borgioli Binis (@jennbinis.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Shock gloves in schools? What are we doing?
(P.S. Follow the money)
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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) August 16, 2026 at 7:51 AM
This Is the Solution to America’s Literacy Crisis, and It’s a Lot of Fun www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/o…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) August 16, 2026 at 5:17 AM
The Greg Abbott who now says the government cannot favor one religion over another is the same Greg Abbott who signed a law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public-school classroom in Texas. Religious discrimination for me, not for thee. pic.twitter.com/BzAZdweXRA
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) August 15, 2026
The path to student loan forgiveness just got longer
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— Politico (@politico.com) August 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM
This teacher was at a Nevada School Board meeting & noticed that one of the CCSD School Board trustees was wearing an Anti-Trans shirt while conducting the meeting so she wrote a speech & got up & let Lorena Biasotti who’s with Moms of Liberty know how she felt & it was amazing. pic.twitter.com/8YQKg3uZQv
— Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) August 16, 2026