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futbolfem.bsky.social @futbolfem.bsky.social · 4h

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The Best Practical Resources For Helping Teachers, Students & Families Respond To Immigration Challenges

Many teachers, students and families are understandably concerned about the impact of the Trump Administration’s changes on immigration will affect them: What can teachers do if ICE raids the…

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 9h

I’ll be attending one

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 9h

NoKings.org

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 9h

Dear Leader energy

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Witkoff, flanked by Jared and Ivanka in Tel Aviv, says "may god bless Donald J Trump, the greatest president the world has ever seen"

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 11h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 13h

I’m not holding my breath

Politico @politico.com · 14h

MIT’s rebuke of the Trump admin's compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.

MIT’s resistance gives boost to academics' efforts to defy Trump

MIT’s rebuke of the Trump administration’s compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 14h

The TikTok video below is interesting, but also, unfortunately, way too long. I think watching the last minute or two, & combining that with reading this badly headlined NY Times article, would be worth everyone’s time www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 16h

This Isn’t Crisis Response, It’s Crisis Construction www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Nearly nine months into President Trump’s second term, immigration enforcement has become the administration’s primary political weapon — not to solve problems, but to manufacture fear, provoke outrage and stage an illusion of control. This isn’t a crisis response. It’s crisis construction.

The president’s team vowed to target gang members, murderers and rapists, but we’re not just rounding up violent offenders. We’re arresting working parents, students, asylum seekers and even U.S. citizens, to create made-for-TV crackdowns.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 17h

These Students Are Scared. Friends and Teachers Are Their Protectors. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/n...

As President Trump’s immigration crackdown has begun to target more underage migrants, New York schools have become a quiet locus of resistance, with teachers, classmates and neighbors banding together in their defense. At least five migrant students have been detained or deported since January in New York City.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 17h

There Are Eight Different Ways To Subscribe To This Blog – For Free! larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/10/11/t...

There Are Eight Different Ways To Subscribe To This Blog – For Free!

There are many different ways you can subscribe to this blog for free and access the average three posts each day: You can subscribe to my Flipboard. Subscribe by a RSS Reader. One popular R…

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 17h

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/10/11/t...

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 Sch…

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 17h

Article Provides Excellent Critique Of Student Evaluations In College, But Misses Obvious Solution larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/10/11/a...

Article Provides Excellent Critique Of Student Evaluations In College, But Misses Obvious Solution

How Teacher Evaluations Broke the University is an article in The Atlantic (it’s behind a paywall, but you can still access it here). It provides an excellent critique of how student e…

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 17h

‘I’m shocked. Shocked!——-Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

In an unusual acknowledgement, the Labor Department said that tougher immigration enforcement is hurting farmers and the food supply.

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Betsy Wolf @betsyjwolf.bsky.social · 1d

Another 466 employees being laid off from the Department of Education. Remember this was the plan all along: Traumatize the federal workforce. Dismantle ED. Break the institutions.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

You break it, you own it. Kudos to @akalhan.bsky.social.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

Sure we are

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "AI is based on information. I hope they're right about information. I don't know. You've gotta make a lot of money to-- there's gotta be a lot of information out there, but that seems to be pretty hot. We're leading the world on information on AI."

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

I'm fine with AI assessing online game results (Blooket, Wayground) & for low/no-stakes grammar practice (Quill) or pronunciation practice for ELLs (Speakable). Or, like this poster describes, students using it as part of a structured process to help with initial self-assessment. That's about it.

Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 1d

As with so much in the AI discussion, the debate about using AI to grade isn't really a debate about AI but about education. Make sure to read @marcwatkins.bsky.social wise words on faculty using AI to grade. marcwatkins.substack.com/p/the-danger...

This isn’t really about AI at all. It’s about what we believe education is for. If higher education is just a credential farm, then efficiently sorting students into rankings makes sense and by all means, automate away! But I think most of us believe that education is more than that. For me, the purpose of higher education is about human development, critical thinking, and the transformative experience of having your ideas taken seriously by another human being. That’s not something we should be in a rush to outsource to a machine.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

Good work, MIT!——— MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Opinion | Academia Is Broken. Trump’s University ‘Compact’ Can Help Fix It.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

I played basketball with a bunch of of young guys last night. I had my moments, but you know you’re old when you’re the first person to start a fast break but you’re the last player to arrive on the other end of the court