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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.
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How coaching is helping this big district overhaul workplace culture

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The?facilities department at Dallas ISD?had built up a reputation for poor service over the years. It consistently ranked near the bottom on the district's annual culture surveys.
Assessment & Standards

Did graduation rates tumble during COVID? Yes, but some schools set records

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The 2021 graduate rate set a record at Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland. Across the country in Nevada, Washoe County Schools' graduation rate slipped.
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88% of adults support requiring personal finance education in high school, survey finds

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The large majority says their state should require either a semester or year-long personal finance course for graduation.
Admin & Management

Where are your stakeholders? Many want to hear from you on social media

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Meeting students where they are is a modern mantra for learning. When it comes to communications, "meeting parents and families where they are" is the new rallying cry. 
National news

Some states raise teacher pay amid pandemic shortage, but can they retain the educators?

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“We can’t afford rent or our mortgage and the price of gasoline and food,” a middle school art teacher in Santa Fe, New Mexico, said.
National news

Nearly 100 high school students get COVID after a prom in California

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It's supposed to be one of the most magical nights of any high schooler's life, but for dozens of students at San Mateo High School, their recent prom turned out far from ideal.
Admin & Management

DA surveys: 6 things school leaders say about the top instructional challenges

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Beyond recovering from the disruptions of the last two years, K-12 leaders are still grappling with a host of teaching challenges they faced prior to the pandemic. 
Admin & Management

No feelings in math: How Florida is defending its rejection of textbooks

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Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are not offering specifics beyond SEL and critical race theory to explain why textbooks violated Florida's K-12 standards.
National news

Almost half of UK teachers had COVID last term, survey suggests

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Despite government insistence that it is “business as usual” in schools in England, 48% of teachers polled by a teachers’ union said they had tested positive during the spring term.
Admin & Management

‘The need for masking may come and go, like the need for a jacket in winter’

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More school districts are dropping mask mandates than are reinstating them as educators wait to see if the latest COVID wave will match past surges in severity.
Admin & Management

K-12 culture wars: Republican-led states continue battle against critical race theory

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As the Florida measure critics call the "Don't Say Gay" bill awaits final approval, a new curriculum transparency law requires schools to list library books and reading materials.
Communication

Tracking threats: More students being arrested for troubling social media posts

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Students are using the speed and seeming anonymity of the internet to post threats of violence against their schools and classmates, resulting in panic, lockdowns and closed building.
Uncategorized

‘Disturbing pattern:’ Bomb threats made against 16 schools over 2 days, NC sheriff says

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State and local law enforcement officials in North Carolina are investigating after threatening calls about suspicious packages were made at 16 different high schools over a period of two days.
National news

Parents beat up Brooklyn school safety agent who wouldn’t let them into elementary school over COVID vax status

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Three parents enraged they couldn't get into a Brooklyn elementary school without proof of COVID vaccination beat up a school safety agent Thursday, sending her to the hospital, according to union officials.
Leadership

Federal judge sides with 12 disabled kids seeking masks in schools

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Federal judge rules that a new Virginia law allowing parents to opt children out of mask mandates cannot prevent 12 vulnerable students from seeking a “reasonable modification” that could require that their classmates wear masks.
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