Larry Ferlazzo 
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):
Judge blocks DHS rule limiting foreign students to four-year stays www.washingtonpost.com/education/20…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 15, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Universities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace It www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
“The meeting with staff members of Cincinnati Christian Schools began with a prayer. Then they told Mike Grimmer and Linda Kelly that their granddaughter could no longer attend the private school.”
— Jen Jennings (@jenjennings.bsky.social) September 15, 2026 at 3:54 AM
So many people think that the students who can’t pay back their loans are going to like Vassar or Oberlin or even Harvard. In reality they’re going to schools like Legends Barber College or Construction Training Center.
www.npr.org/2026/09/16/n…
— Matt Barnum (@mattbarnum.bsky.social) September 16, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Florida puts controls on AI in schools amid broader fears of burgeoning industry
— Politico (@politico.com) September 16, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Trump’s solution for declining test scores is private school vouchers and dismembering the Department of Ed. In @democracyjournal.org, I argue the next president should do exactly the opposite, by creating a bigger, better Department of Children and Learning.
democracyjournal.org/magazine/82/…
— Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1.bsky.social) September 16, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Offering free breakfast and lunch to every public school student in America would require at least a few billion dollars a year in new federal spending. There are reasons to consider it.
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social:
— The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) September 16, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Teachers Want Screen Time Limits in School, Too www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 16, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Note that Alpha School’s leader went on this tech podcast rather than facing @natashanyt or anyone from the education team:
A.I. School Is in Session: Two Takes on the Future of Education – The New York Times https://t.co/ohxf3FYjpe
— Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso) September 15, 2026
An #openairprison from cradle to grave … “Electric-shock gloves used on students in Nebraska are the latest sign of how policing, surveillance, and military technology have entered American schools.” www.thenation.com/article/poli…
— Social Media Lab (@socialmedialab.ca) September 16, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Head Start got her out of homelessness. Trump proposal threatens that help for others www.npr.org/2026/09/17/n…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 17, 2026 at 4:17 AM
After a Tornado, He Rebuilt Schools at Lightning Speed. Then Came the Hard Work. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/m…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM
NEW: @UTAustin quietly cuts ethnic, gender studies majors from new student applications
Future students can no longer major in Women’s, Sexualities & Gender studies; Mexican American & Latina/o studies; African & African Diaspora studies as of fall 2027.https://t.co/bpdCKj8SFA
— Lily Kepner (@lilykepner) September 17, 2026
Probably a safe bet
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
An elementary education major breaks down in tears while describing her fear that she may never be able to afford a home: What are some steps you will take to help me and others achieve that?
El-Sayed’s response is worth a watch: pic.twitter.com/ggrIT5deTh
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 19, 2026
Wow- this is the must read of the day——-In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 20, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Ms Rachel, the controversial queen of toddler TV: ‘My goal isn’t to be the most liked. It’s to help kids and speak the truth’ www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 20, 2026 at 4:50 AM
DEI and colleges is from NPR.
Many people r echoing Nikole Hannah-Jones’ mistaken impression that not assigning HW means it’s bad school. U can teach rigorous class without HW & u can also make HW EC. Lots of research questions HW & AI now makes it more problematic. Since COVID many stdnts have more outside responsibilities 2
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) September 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
How does Success Academy do that? They force out the kids who are struggling behaviorally or academically… and then those kids end up in the public schools! https://t.co/532gwmtCMW pic.twitter.com/6alMpiEuIP
— Josh Mound (@JoshTBVO) September 21, 2026
"Disability advocates warn that as private school voucher programs spread, more parents will find themselves in similar straits. Federal protections for students with disabilities don’t apply to private schools…"
hechingerreport.org/parents-of-s…
— Nick Covington (@covingtonedu.bsky.social) September 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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