A high school teacher for 23 years to ELL & English-proficient students, community organizer for previous 19 years, author or editor of 13 books on education, Ed Week teacher advice columnist, committed - though mediocre - basketball and Pickleball player.
Henrietta Lacks Would Have Been 106 Years Old Today – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/08/01/h...
Henrietta Lacks Would Have Been 106 Years Old Today – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesHenrietta Lacks was born on this day 106 years ago. You might be interested in HENRIETTA LACKS WOULD HAVE BEEN 100 YEARS OLD TODAY – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES.larryferlazzo.edublogs.orgAs Educators Warned Years Ago, Lots Of Teachers Are Leaving The Classroom larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/08/01/a...
As Educators Warned Years Ago, Lots Of Teachers Are Leaving The ClassroomAt the height of the pandemic, and ever since that time, many educators have been warning that lots of their colleagues have been leaving the classroom. And those of us who have been issuing…larryferlazzo.edublogs.orgThis is a great story ———A trove of WWII love letters held a mystery. A Post reader helped unlock it. wapo.st/4fNRMae gift link
A trove of WWII love letters held a mystery. A Post reader helped unlock it.Hundreds of wartime letters from a man to his wife showed up at an office in 2022. Little was known of the life they lived — until now.wapo.stI'm shocked ------ Charges Dropped in Reflecting Pool Case as Prosecutors Say Work Was ‘Botched’ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool (Gift Article)A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.www.nytimes.comTrump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It (Gift Article)The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.www.nytimes.comThose nefarious Minnesotans
Aaron RuparQ: Can you rule out that Iran is behind the water attacks? TRUMP: I don't think so. I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they're grossly incompetent. I don't think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.
Amazing Interactive Compares 2,300 “Essential English Vocabular Words” From 1953 To Now larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/07/31/a...
Amazing Interactive Compares 2,300 “Essential English Vocabular Words” From 1953 To NowThe Pudding always produces slick and interesting interactive infographics. Most of them, however, are fairly useless. Not this one. Their new Essential Words interactive compares what were conside…larryferlazzo.edublogs.orgIt sounds like she was deported because she traveled outside the US & her travel was the US deporting her?——US cites 'unauthorized travel' to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to Mexico apnews.com/article/daca...
US cites 'unauthorized travel' to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to MexicoA woman deported to Mexico despite having legal permission to remain in the U.S. has filed suit against the federal government.apnews.comJust Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/07/31/j...
Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email NewsletterI’ve just mailed out the August issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter. It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here. Of course, you can also join the tens of tho…larryferlazzo.edublogs.org“Finlingo” MIGHT Be A Decent Option For A Financial Literacy Program larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/07/31/f...
“Finlingo” MIGHT Be A Decent Option For A Financial Literacy ProgramWhen I first taught economics over ten years ago, pickings were pretty slim for engaging online financial literacy resources. But the options have grown a lot since then, and now there are q…larryferlazzo.edublogs.orgJuly’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,604 Of Them! larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/07/31/j...
July’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,604 Of Them!Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,604 of them categorized here – you might also want to check out THREE ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO SEAR…larryferlazzo.edublogs.orgDownplay a book or movie: "The Okay Seven"
Jake_VigDownplay a book or movie: "Reasonable Expectations"
They've been organizing pick-up game 4 51 yrs. They have us beat. We've only been renting local high school gym for 30. When a player falls, someone yells OMD (Old Man Down) & we stop ----The secret to happiness is playing pickup basketball. Just ask this 81-year-old www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
The secret to happiness is playing pickup basketball. Just ask this 81-year-oldwww.nytimes.comOops ------- Chico Unified board mistakenly OKs AI-controlled cameras in schools edsource.org?page_id=763147
UPDATE: Chico Unified board mistakenly OKs AI-controlled cameras in schoolsThe latest education news updates from EdSource.edsource.orgTexans Try New Tactic to Remove Ten Commandments From Schools: Texas Law www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Texas Parents Try New Tactic to Remove Ten Commandments From Schools (Gift Article)A lawsuit filed by three parents argues that the displays violate a state religious freedom law and asks for them to be removed before school starts in August.www.nytimes.comI remember when teachers were warning of this and pundits pooh-poohed it
Matt BarnumNew: There's been a notable and, in many cases, sustained rise in teachers leaving the classroom over the last four to five years, according to new data I collected. The uptick in any one year was modest but the cumulative loss of teachers has been substantial. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/07/30/t...
Could the WI Democratic primary get any crazier?
PoliticoMandela Barnes considering dropping out of Wisconsin governor race
August 9th Is “International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples” – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/07/30/a...
August 9th Is “International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples” – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesThe United Nations has declared that August 9th is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. I’ve just revised and updated The Best Sites For International Day Of The World’s…larryferlazzo.edublogs.org“Spacesim” Looks Like A Pretty Engaging Tool For Learning & Teaching About The Solar System larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/07/30/s...
“Spacesim” Looks Like A Pretty Engaging Tool For Learning & Teaching About The Solar SystemSpacesim looks like a pretty engaging tool – with images and audio-narrated text – for learning about planets and space. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About …larryferlazzo.edublogs.orgMy Best Posts That Appeared In July larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/07/30/m...
My Best Posts That Appeared In JulyI regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can …larryferlazzo.edublogs.org