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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.
Safety & Wellness

Behavioral threat assessment: Better strategies for schools

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When students misbehave, responding with support leads to more effective behavioral threat assessment and management as school leaders work to prevent violence, according to a new analysis. 
Federal

Reports: Trump now ready to dismantle Department of Education

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Multiple reports warn that President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to impose severe cutbacks on the U.S. Department of Education and eventually shut the agency down.
Communication

#EduSky: It is the new #edchat on social media?

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You'll want to be quick with an answer if a school board member asks you, "How are we using BlueSky to tell the district's story?"
Federal

Trump moves to expand school choice, root out ‘indoctrination’

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In a pair of executive orders, President Donald Trump launched an effort to reshape K12 education.
Learning loss

Nation’s Report Card: Latest results are showing troubling gaps

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Higher-achievers have recovered in math and reading but lower-performers classmates are lagging, Nation's Report Card shows.
College & Career Readiness

FETC puts new CTE advancements in the spotlight

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Texas' Forney ISD has crossed a new CTE frontier and its scope—and its 7,900-seat arena—may come as a big surprise.
Federal

Book bans: New Department of Ed is axing complaints

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Amidst a record-breaking surge in bans, the Trump administration's Office of Civil Rights calls the complaints a "hoax"
FETC

FETC draws increased attendance, delivers showcase of 450+ edtech providers

DA Staff -
FETC 2025 once again delivered a comprehensive and impactful experience, reaffirming its position as a leading event in education technology.
Federal

Office of Civil Rights was very busy under Biden

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The Department of Education received a record number of civil rights complaints three years in a row under former president Joe Biden's administration.
Leadership

Districts look to new year with new leaders

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Larry Huff, Glenda Butterfield-Boldig and Matthew Cheeseman are among the superintendents on the move.
Classroom Technology

FETC 2025: Yes, technology and human creativity can cooperate

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The goal of AI in K12 education should be for teachers and students to achieve synergy between technology and human creativity.
DA 100

DA 100 education influencers: Tom Whitby

E Weiss and DA Staff -
A popular internet and radio personality who facilitates education conversations on X through #edchat, Whitby is a senior consultant for Ideamapper, a tool that helps users bridge visual learning with documentation.
Leadership

How this superintendent passed three bonds in a row

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Guthrie Public Schools had failed on nine straight bond elections before Superintendent Mike Simpson arrived more than a decade ago. Simpson just passed his third straight bond since 2014, with nearly three-quarters of the vote.
National news

The unequal effects of school closings

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Closings fall especially on majority-Black schools. As top students move to private and suburban schools, special-needs students are left behind in fewer city facilities.
National news

Jury finds parents of gunman not liable in 2018 Texas school shooting

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Jurors decided instead that blame rested with the gunman, who was 17 at the time, and the company that sold him ammunition used in the shooting.
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