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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.
Admin & Management

Vaccine tracker: Schools in 14 states now require students to get COVID shots

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A small but growing number of districts are mandating vaccines for eligible as the COVID delta variant disrupted the beginning of yet another school year.
Admin & Management

After failing at funding the neediest students, 22 states get an “F”

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Closing vast funding gaps among and within states will require funding reform and pressure from the federal government, according to the annual "Making the Grade" report
Admin & Management

5 inspirational school leaders who are prioritizing equity, safety and quality teaching

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“Champions for School Climate" program highlights the work of educators who prioritize student success by focusing on equity, safety, supportive relationships, and quality teaching and learning.
Curriculum & Instruction

Safe Schools Week: 9 key school safety strategies for leaders to keep in mind

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Student safety advocates say rising school shootings and gun violence are giving new urgency to Safe Schools Week, an annual national call-to-action that began on Monday. 
Admin & Management

Why even some once defiant school leaders are now loosening mask rules

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Waves of districts are ending their mask mandates even as some administrators elsewhere impose them for the first time this school year because of ongoing COVID outbreaks.
Admin & Management

Oklahoma is first state to be sued over its ban on critical race theory

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Multiracial group of students and educators say the state's anti-critical race theory law "severely restricts" classroom discussions about race and gender. 
Admin & Management

How 2 Nashville education leaders are teaming up to solve for equity

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Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is bringing some formidable resources to bear in its efforts to eliminate long-entrenched equity problems that have beset urban districts.
Assessment & Standards

Nation’s Report Card shows big slide in scores as achievement gaps grow

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Math and reading scores for 13-year-olds fell, and fell sharply, for the first time in the history of the long-term Nation's Report Card, based on tests conducted prior to the COVID outbreak.
Admin & Management

California takes big step in adding COVID to list of mandatory school vaccinations

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California will add the COVID vaccine to its list of 10 mandatory school vaccinations as soon as medicines receive full FDA approval, which could occur before Jan. 1.
Admin & Management

Charter schools see a 7% boost in enrollment during COVID, supporters say

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About 240,000 students in rural, suburban, and urban communities switched to public charter schools during the heavily disrupted 2020-21 school year.
Admin & Management

2 more big California districts just mandated student COVID vaccinations

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Oakland USD will require eligible students to get vaccinated while the feds are sending aid to Florida district facing funding cuts in mask battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration.
Admin & Management

Texas is now suing ‘rogue officials’ in 9 more districts to block mask mandates

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But universal masking and weekly testing are highly effective in preventing transmission of COVID in schools, according to a new study by the University of Texas at Austin.
College & Career Readiness

Why COVID isn’t dampening career explorations for students in 8 rural districts

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The Homegrown Talent Initiative expanded career exploration opportunities for students in Colorado communities where educators and businesses have fewer resources to collaborate.
Admin & Management

Texas is now suing 6 school districts over making students wear masks

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Richardson, Round Rock, Galveston, Elgin, Spring and Sherman independent school districts have been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for defying Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates.
Admin & Management

First major vaccine mandate is now in store for Los Angeles USD students

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Los Angeles USD's school board and superintendent are taking action on the nation's first major K-12 vaccine mandate to keep students in school through 2022.
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