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Betsy Wolf @betsyjwolf.bsky.social · 9h

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 · 11h

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

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16h

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 · 10h

Sure we are

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

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 · 10h

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 · 20h

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 · 16h

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.

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 17h

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 · 19h

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 20h

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

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 22h

Oh, so they give the Peace Prize to people pushing to go AWAY from autocracy? I see the problem.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 21h

This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/10/10/t...

This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom

At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSRO…

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 21h

Links To Hundreds Of Articles I’ve Written About Education larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/10/10/l...

Links To Hundreds Of Articles I’ve Written About Education

I’ve written thousands of blog posts over the years at this blog and other blogs, including over at Ed Week. I have also written a few hundred articles for various publications. You ca…

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 21h

The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About Historical Empathy larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/10/10/t...

The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About Historical Empathy

Historical Empathy is the idea of trying to better understand the context and beliefs of people in the past, without necessarily agreeing with them. Though we did some of that while I was te…

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

Historians argue that Trump indicting his enemies one-by-one rather than having them murdered in a single night proves he’s not a fascist.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

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Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

Once again, David Brooks shows why he should be ignored anytime he writes about education -----Why Are the Democrats Increasing Inequality? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

Opinion | Why Are the Democrats Increasing Inequality?

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

This judge doesn't seem like the sharpest knife in the draw -----------A panel of appellate judges appears open to allowing troops to deploy to Portland. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Responding to assertions by a lawyer for the State of Oregon that the streets were now relatively calm, Judge Nelson suggested that a correct reading of the law would require the courts to give the president wide latitude to consider earlier events.

As an example, the judge brought up the attack on Fort Sumter in 1861, which marked the beginning of the Civil War.

“I’m not even sure President Lincoln would have been able to bring in forces when he did,” Judge Nelson said. “If he didn’t do it right after, immediately after Fort Sumter, your argument would be, ‘Oh, things are OK right now.’”

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

If the Washington Post hadn't jumped the shark before, they have now

Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
His Gaza agreement, though still fragile, adds to an unprecedented peacemaking record.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know if this is the case with the principal who gave u this, but so many districts are offering no guidance and schools are grasping for anything to deal with the issue

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

California test scores improve amid lingering pandemic setbacks. LAUSD, Compton show gains www.latimes.com/california/s...

California test scores improve amid lingering pandemic setbacks. LAUSD, Compton show gains

Compton Unified and LAUSD schools are among the high flyers for progress in latest state test scores, but pandemic setbacks linger statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom signs literacy bill to implement science...

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

Oklahoma’s Republican governor criticizes guard deployment. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association, on Thursday criticized the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and “states’ rights.”

His comments, in an interview with The New York Times, marked the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections. Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and other Democratic elected officials have been strongly critical of the move and have implored Republican governors to join the opposition.

Mr. Stitt on Thursday said, “We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights,” adding, “Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

This remains the most important piece i’ve written about the goals and ideological principles of the second Trump administration www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/10/09/c...

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You can also see all my “Best” lists o…

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 1d

Harvard Seeks Assurances as Talks Restart in Washington www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Harvard Seeks Assurances as Talks Restart in Washington

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