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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

5 new things to know about vaccines and today’s other COVID disruptions

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The full approval of the Pfizer vaccine has not ushered in a tidal wave of student or staff vaccine mandates in the nation's public schools—not yet, at least
Admin & Management

More than 50% of adults support requiring masks and vaccines in schools

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Even before full approval of Pfizer's COVID vaccine, a majority of parents polled said their kids would feel safer in school if classmates and teachers were vaccinated.
Admin & Management

10 top concepts schools should keep in mind when designing outdoor classrooms

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Connecting with natural phenomena can make stepping outside the most memorable experience of a student's time in school, one veteran outdoor educator says.
Admin & Management

Covid Relief Playbook: 18 spending strategies to drive recovery

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An unprecedented surplus of COVID relief funds gives administrators "a substantial opportunity to rebound," think tank says
Curriculum & Instruction

3 solutions for desegregating AP and gifted programs

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Segregation remains a problem for Black and brown students within buildings even as the schools themselves become more integrated, research shows.
Curriculum & Instruction

Dozens of education groups blast critical race theory bans

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Efforts to restrict critical race theory infringe on the right of educators to teach and of students to learn, a broad coalition of civil rights advocates, historians, and other education organizations said Wednesday.
Admin & Management

28 states reveal American Rescue education spending plans

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ARP-funded initiatives support the safe reopening of schools and aim to reverse underlying inequities faced by students who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID.
Curriculum & Instruction

Professor: Critical race theory bans harm students; how safe spaces help

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Race is a seminal aspect of the American experience, and bans on how it is taught can harm both students of color and their white classmates, professor Vida A. Robertson says.
Admin & Management

Anxiety and depression: No. 1 reason a district wants kids back

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Administrators are trying to coax back students who either didn't log into online learning consistently or whose families remain concerned about COVID's risks.
Health and wellness

Iowa superintendent: ‘Our mask mandate was about our care for others’

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Idaho banned school mask mandates as an Iowa superintendent posted a heartfelt blog asking the community to wear masks to protect others.  
Admin & Management

Recovery regimen: 3 districts set post-COVID SEL strategies

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Supporting teachers and staff with professional development and providing time for self-care pose two of the biggest post-COVID challenges for one Virginia district.
Admin & Management

How 2 districts plan to feed more students post-COVID

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Compared to this time last year, when administrators scrambled to feed students amid the new COVID calamity, the road ahead seems less threatening despite the persistent challenges.
Admin & Management

Teacher’s union issues 8 questions about CDC mask guidance

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CDC's big shift in masking guidance creates new challenges for "an exhausted and sometimes scapegoated workforce" of teachers planning for education's recovery.
Admin & Management

3 ways community learning pods can outlast COVID

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Learning pods created by cities during COVID provided a valuable continuum of support that should continue after the pandemic, say the authors of a new research report.
Admin & Management

3 tools for reopening schools with equity and advocacy

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The equitable spending of American Rescue Plan funds could rely on superintendents and their teams working closely with community leaders, education advocates say.
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