Matt Zalaznick

Matt Zalaznick is a life-long journalist. Prior to writing for District Administration he worked in daily news all over the country, from the NYC suburbs to the Rocky Mountains, Silicon Valley and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He's also in a band.

Book bans are the new “Scarlet Letter” anti-censorship group warns

Authors are becoming regular targets of copycat bans after just one of their titles is removed from a library's shelves, according to the new "Spineless Shelves" report from PEN America.

More students are now being arrested when violent threats disrupt schools

Violent threats are made against schools and students almost every day, often causing lockdowns or closures and increasingly leading to criminal charges.

Tech predictions: AI dominates and the spending spree winds down

K12 leaders will zero in on the hardware and software that moves the needle on achievement and other priorities while artificial intelligence sucks up most of the edtech oxygen.

Not all state education funding is easy to track down. Help is here

Targeted grants and other special sources of state education funding don't typically fall right into administrators' laps—or, perhaps we should say, their annual spending plans.

Reading as a remedy: One of the best ways to build resilience in students

Reading and access to books help children build resilience and can have a positive impact on overall mental and physical health, the latest research shows.

Student-teacher diversity gaps are highest in these 11 states

The U.S. school system needs one million more teachers of color to close gaping diversity gaps between students and classroom educators. 

AI and texting: Your school’s new student success team

It's a blend of the cutting-edge and what might have been cutting-edge 20 years ago: AI-powered text messages are helping K12 leaders move the needle in some key areas of student success.

ELs excelling: Principal shares the keys to 3 big achievements

Principal Angel M. Rodriguez and his team at Lyman Hall Elementary School have seen record numbers of EL students graduating from language programs and being identified as gifted.

AI is tracking student suicide risk. Here are 6 ways to improve the technology

Many educators agree that AI monitoring tools can identify at-risk students but some worry the technology may also "compromise student privacy and perpetuate existing inequalities."

This district figured out how a community can energize tutoring

Leaders in Oakland USD in California have turned to the community to find paraprofessionals who can help teachers by providing additional personalized instruction in early literacy.

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