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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.
National news

Rising costs for Washington school districts outpace state funding, report finds

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A new report from the League of Education Voters found school districts in Washington have increased spending on staff by 19.7% between the 2019-20 and 2022-23 school years.
National news

An Oklahoma superintendent will not force educators to teach the Bible

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Rob Miller, the superintendent of Bixby Public Schools, says he will not force his educators to teach the Bible this school year, despite a state mandate requiring the text to be incorporated into public curriculum.
DA 100

DA 100 education influencers: Angel Rodriguez

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Named Principal of the Year by the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, Rodriguez led Lyman Hall Elementary School in Hinesville, Ga., to graduating record numbers of EL students from language programs.
National news

A small Texas school district feels inflation squeeze with base state funding stagnant

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The Sunnyvale school district paid just over $300,000 for property and casualty insurance in 2022. Now they’re bracing to pay more than half-a-million dollars.
National news

Parent group proposes cellphone ban at Wake public schools

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A group of Raleigh leaders, parents and medical professionals is pushing Wake County school officials to ban mobile devices in schools across the district. The group is worried about mental health and academic issues stemming from mobile device use.
National news

Superintendent allowed to carry firearm by rural Pennsylvania school board

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Southern Columbia Area Superintendent Jim Becker will carry a gun on the job after the school board voted to amend his contract to add the responsibilities of an armed security guard.
National news

City in Kansas turns traffic fines into school supplies for kids in the community

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People can donate $15 worth of school supplies like backpacks, markers, binders, notebooks, dry erase markers, then bring their receipt when you make their donation, and the city will give them a $50 credit on traffic and parking fines.
National news

Oklahoma social studies education to be reformed with help of conservative influencers

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The committee includes conservative activists, such as Kevin Roberts, head of the Heritage Foundation, which led Project 2025, a conservative roadmap for a potential second Trump term.
National news

Florida mass school shooter agrees to give brain to science in stunning settlement

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Parkland mass shooter Nikolas Cruz has agreed to donate his brain to science in a "unique" civil settlement reached with one of his victims, according to court papers and experts.
National news

Former Uvalde schools police chief indicted for role in Robb Elementary shooting response

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Former school district police Chief Pete Arredondo and another former district officer face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child, the first criminal charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response to the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.
National news

Oklahoma’s state superintendent requires public schools to teach the Bible

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The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a “necessary historical document.” The mandate comes as part of a conservative movement to infuse Christian values in public schools.
National news

Free community college, pre-K included in Michigan’s $23.4B education budget

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Many Michigan families would receive free pre-K and all high school graduates would receive free community college education under the 2025 spending plan.
National news

University of Memphis will operate its own school district. An inside look at its plans

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For years, the University of Memphis has received praise for the success of its precollege school system, University Schools. But it hasn’t been able to accommodate high levels of demand from families who want to enroll their children in the system.
DA 100

DA 100 education influencers: Darin Brawley

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At Compton Unified School District, Superintendent Brawley has increasingly been eliminating the student opportunity gap in technology by focusing on STEAM initiatives with partners such as Digital Promise, Apple, Boeing and Google.
DA 100

DA 100 education influencers: Gustavo Balderas

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The Beaverton School District (Ore.) superintendent’s track record of increasing his students’ academic success and social-emotional growth earned him several awards, including 2020 National Superintendent of the Year.
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