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Matt Zalaznick

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Matt Zalaznick is the managing editor of District Administration, covering K-12 public school leadership, teaching and learning, student achievement, education technology, and federal education policy. A journalist since 1996, Zalaznick has reported on politics, law enforcement, and breaking news for newspapers and websites across the U.S. Virgin Islands, the San Francisco Bay Area, Colorado, and the New York City suburbs. He holds a B.A. in English from Tufts University.
Artificial Intelligence

New York City, L.A. schools say no AI for a year

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New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels says the goal is to ensure students develop critical thinking and interpersonal skills before they graduate. 
Leadership

One of nation’s biggest districts promotes a new leader

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Miami-Dade County Public Schools has promoted Rafael A. Villalobos to superintendent, 32 years after he started in the district as a high school teacher.
National news

Utah’s largest school district just welcomed students back for the final time. Here’s how it will soon split into 3.

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By next fall, the Alpine School District—the state’s largest district—will split into three: the newly named Lake Mountain, Aspen Peaks and Timpanogos school districts.
National news

Big banana shortage avoided in school cafeterias this year

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For the second year in a row, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will let schools seek a temporary “accommodation” if they can’t meet new limits on foreign food in school meals.
Leadership

Experienced leaders are moving into new posts this summer

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Marnie Hazleton named superintendent of Alum Rock Union Elementary School District while former Hartford leader Leslie Torres-Rodriguez finds new home in New York.
Higher ed

Americans looking for proof of the value of higher ed

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Americans "haven't given up on college" but institutions need to prove that what students learn will lead to civic and economic opportunities.
National news

Short thousands of bilingual teachers, California schools turn to high school students

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California’s audacious goal of having half of all K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education programs by 2030 has encountered one big stumbling block.
Higher ed

Here are 5 ways colleges can build new trust in higher ed

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Today's political forces threatening academic freedom and institutional autonomy stem from declining trust in higher education, a new analysis contends.
Leadership

Several districts secure new leaders during summer break

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Andre D. Spencer, who has led two previous districts over a 15-year span, was selected as the next superintendent of New Jersey's Willingboro Township Public Schools.
Federal

How the shrinking Education Department is—or isn’t—supporting students now

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A new internal report warns the agency has lost capacity to serve students in K12 and higher ed after losing more than 40% of its staff.
Federal

Bans on transgender athletes in women’s and girls’ sports upheld

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Title IX allows schools to provide separate sports teams for boys and girls, as defined by biological sex, Supreme Court rules.
Leadership

Andrés Chait is LAUSD’s new superintendent, quickly replacing Carvalho

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Chait, who began his K12 career as a kindergarten teacher at LAUSD, was the district's chief of school operations when he succeeded the suspended Alberto Carvalho, who resigned this week.
Leadership

Several experienced superintendents are moving into new posts

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Three-time superintendent and former Kentucky commissioner of education Jason E. Glass is named the next leader of the Palo Alto Unified School District in California.
Higher ed

Students applying to college are now more reluctant to report their race

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Colleges may benefit from communicating to students more clearly the value and the lack of risk associated with sharing demographic data, a new the report advises.
National news

‘Teachers are going to hate it’: How social media apps hooked teens at school

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Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has undermined education.
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