type here...
Subscribe

Matt Zalaznick

linkedin
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

Stimulus tips: 12 solutions for healthier, enriched learning environments

Matt Zalaznick -
Find ideas from solutions providers, covering everything from robotics to assessment to professional development, to leverage stimulus funds for COVID recovery.
Admin & Management

4 security tactics you should follow as schools reopen

Matt Zalaznick -
With much focus on re-engaging students in learning as more schools reopen, administrators are also re-committing to security beyond PPE and COVID precautions.
Assessment & Standards

4 equity ideas for revamping testing post-COVID

Matt Zalaznick -
Many educators are coming to recognize that the disruptions of COVID have thrown into sharp relief the need to assess students more equitably.
College & Career Readiness

How a new platform lets students choose their own college tutors

Matt Zalaznick -
Knoyo allows K-12 students to choose a college student tutor based on subject matter expertise, common interests and shared experiences.
Admin & Management

3 keys to starting your district’s adapted sports league

Matt Zalaznick -
Adapted physical education comprises developmental games, sports or similar activities designed for students whose disabilities prevent safe or successful participation in regular physical education.
Curriculum & Instruction

How digital STEM tools bring polar bears to life in Texas

Matt Zalaznick -
Students in Harlingen Consolidated ISD collaboratee in Zoom breakout rooms that allow the kids who are in-person to work with those who are still at home.
Admin & Management

Should you use stimulus funds to increase teacher pay?

Matt Zalaznick -
Some education leaders see academic benefits from even a short-term expansion of their teaching staffs while experts caution against creating long-term financial obligations with limited funds.
Assessment & Standards

9 strategies to help shape a big district’s COVID recovery

Matt Zalaznick -
Los Angeles USD leaders moved a half-million students online but now face challenges of inequitable learning gaps and high school graduation declines.
Admin & Management

5 ways COVID is shaking up school transportation

Matt Zalaznick -
More than 80% of superintendents and transportation directors say COVID will exacerbate bus driver shortages, a survey by a school-focused rideshare company found.
Health and wellness

How ‘harm-reduction’ drug education guides teen decision-making

Matt Zalaznick -
Schools are adopting a harm-reduction drug education curriculum that advocates say helps students make better decisions than "abstinence-only" programs.
Admin & Management

What parents are saying about school a year into the pandemic

Matt Zalaznick -
Parents say children's mental health has deteriorated during COVID, whether they were in-person or remote, and are likely to send students back to school in the fall.
Admin & Management

With masks, 3 feet of distancing is now safe for schools, CDC says

Matt Zalaznick -
Announcement could be a game changer for the return to in-person learning as schools work to make room for more students of all ages.
Admin & Management

Access to in-person learning was uneven this winter

Matt Zalaznick -
75% of fourth- and eighth-graders attended public schools that provided hybrid or in-person instruction during the last few weeks of winter.
Admin & Management

How would you spend $7 billion to narrow digital divide?

Matt Zalaznick -
Superintendents, CIOs and other district leaders can share ideas on how communities will spend $7 billion from the American Rescue Plan to boost connectivity for students and staff
Admin & Management

Teachers union questions safety of 3 feet of social distancing

Matt Zalaznick -
American Federation of Teachers concerned if three feet will work in highest-density, least-resourced schools, and pushes for more safety guidelines.
1...232425...53Page 24 of 53

222 Lakeview Ave Suite 800 West Palm Beach FL 33401

© 2025. District Administration. All rights reserved.