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):
Some of the college professors complaining about unprepared’ students should consider spending more time teaching and less time lecturing https://t.co/edhKBdU4mA
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) July 18, 2026
Its’s about time——Social media influencers Andrew and Tristian Tate arrested in Miami, US Marshals service tells AP
apnews.com/article/tate…— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Texas Book List: See What Students Will Be Required to Read www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Shrinking student populations cause spike in public school closures across U.S. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 4:15 AM
A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsedhttps://t.co/r4wr2V9kFS
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) July 20, 2026
Are people really still pushing this pipedream/nightmare?
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 4:38 PM
But how were his students’ test scores?
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Must-read of the day ——He told his students he’d be back Thursday. ICE kept him away for the entire school year. austincurrent.org/2026/07/20/a…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 4:58 PM
1.5 million children lost food aid since last July, analysis says www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 6:49 AM
India’s Young Protesters Are Bloodied but Unbowed www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/w…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 10:43 AM
How the Trump administration’s new rules could affect international students is from NPR.
I’m adding this post to The Best Resources For Learning Different Perspectives About “Gifted & Talented” Programs:
‘Unfortunately, it is clear that we have not figured out how best to deal with our brightest students.’ tultican.com/2026/07/22/g…
— Nancy Flanagan ???? (@nancyflanagan.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 5:10 AM
A lot of people on this site think the big problem with college is the professors’ personal politics. In the new Gallup-Lumina poll, the percentage who agree is 11%. The big problem with college for the public is of course cost. pic.twitter.com/gn22psY68A
— Christopher Newfield (@cnewf) July 22, 2026
Zohran Mamdani: “A lot of what we’ve come to accept as the facts of life across our country is driven by democratic socialist principles. If today you and I were to introduce the idea of a building that lends out books for free, we would be slandered in the same way that so many… pic.twitter.com/b1MxtTKrJ2
— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) July 22, 2026
This is *essential* reading. Many of us in Mississippi have been shouting into the void that the “Mississippi Miracle” is a mirage created by an increase in standardized test scores that does not map onto meaningful learning, particularly as it relates to reading comprehension.
— Josh Eyler (@josheyler.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM
This story is crazy.
It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists.https://t.co/MNJX3CMBqJ
— Charlotte Clymer ???????? (@cmclymer) July 22, 2026
The Trump administration’s EEOC withdraws its subpoena seeking the names of Jews working for the University of Pennsylvania. www.thedp.com/article/2026…
— Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Whitmer makes ‘science of reading’ training mandatory for Michigan teachers
apnews.com/article/whit…— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Harvard’s president applauded for not settling with Trump administration www.washingtonpost.com/business/202…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Education Dept. eliminates tool used to prove racial discrimination www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research:
There’s a lot to unpack here and much of it is applicable to claims about teaching made in the U.S., too. There aren’t many blog posts that I say I will be returning to and reread closely again, but this is one of them. https://t.co/ls1NATA1eW
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) July 24, 2026
Linda McMahon says some elementary school students should be put on a “pathway” to become plumbers pic.twitter.com/j8XFpNfWtj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 23, 2026
Linda McMahon on good uses of AI in schools for students: “They spend the first couple of hours with AI and then the rest of the day they are implementing things they have learned. It’s remarkable.” pic.twitter.com/xwyQxsnROs
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 23, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI launched free K-12 teacher tools as AI labs compete for a piece of the $6tn global education market.
— SkynetAndChill.com (@druce.ai) July 24, 2026 at 4:24 AM
The New Chilling Effect www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 24, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Commissioner Rosa remains one of NYS’s greatest public education (and student) advocates and goodness, we are lucky to have her.
— Jenn Borgioli Binis (@jennbinis.bsky.social) July 24, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Sally the Robot Was Coming to a New York School. Then the Plug Was Pulled. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 25, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Judges accused of denying Sikh student points in national civics contest www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) July 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM
India’s education minister stepped down on Saturday, in a major victory for a student protest movement that has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi. https://t.co/iM3ckRsvGo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 25, 2026
The absolute last person I’m going to take a lecture from on American history is a former kicker for the New York Jets. https://t.co/wMkwUwFgQ8
— Congressman Brendan Boyle (@RepBrendanBoyle) July 24, 2026
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