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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

How teletherapy helps districts cover special ed shortages

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Administrators have faced a range of challenges during education's big shift online, but many have found new opportunities that should outlast the pandemic.
Admin & Management

How state grading during COVID devastated a district

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Mississippi's Laurel School District received a 'F' though recent data showed students making substantial progress, Superintendent Toy Watts says.
Admin & Management

Please don’t say ‘learning loss’ in this Illinois district

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Bloomington Public Schools educators recognize COVID's impacts but they also don't want deficit-driven language to derail their students' efforts to bounce back
College & Career Readiness

How a university’s high school aims for upward STEM mobility

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Students from underserved communities who aspire to advanced manufacturing and technology jobs will get a boost by building skills in high school.
Admin & Management

How a community pushes back against ‘gross underfunding’ in education

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Tennessee's education funding formula consistently underestimates the amount of money superintendents and their teams need to run public schools, advocates say.
Admin & Management

University launches TED-like talks on school equity

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Anti-racist assessment and culturally responsive therapy highlights a new a series of TED-like talks on school equity launched by The Fordham Graduate School of Education.
Admin & Management

Is 3 feet enough social distancing to reopen schools?

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Six feet of social distancing has prevented some schools from reopening where classrooms aren't large enough to accomodate the widely accepted safety measure. 
Admin & Management

Why high schools serve as ideal vaccination sites

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Big parking lots, good Wi-Fi and staff experienced in planning big events like football games and assemblies allow Phoenix Union High School District to play a key role in ending the pandemic.
Admin & Management

Why early grades are one district’s COVID recovery focus

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Early grades have been hit hard by COVID school closures, particularly in rural, economically stressed communities such as those served by South Carolina's Marion County School District.
Curriculum & Instruction

How to make digital books as good—or better—than print versions

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Children ages 1 to 8 tend to have more trouble understanding digital picture books, compared to the print versions, according to an analysis of literacy research.
Admin & Management

2 Texas teachers develop app to tame school dismissal

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The iDismiss tool was designed to make the process more orderly, safe and inexpensive after a student was hit by a car.
Admin & Management

How higher ed is helping to stem COVID learning loss

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Children in Michigan got an extra boost in battling COVID-era learning loss this school year from Grand Valley State University.
Admin & Management

How 2 virtual academies gained momentum from COVID

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Longview Public Schools and Sioux City Community Schools provide enhanced options for students who need flexibility of online learning.
Admin & Management

How will school leaders spend Biden’s relief funds wisely?

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School districts have an “avalanche" of COVID relief money coming their way; the hard part will be spending it wisely, says Michael J. Petrilli of the Fordham Institute.
Admin & Management

2 key issues for Biden: Testing and gender identity

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Biden administration's testing flexibility will not end the debate while the courts and Congress are likely to weigh in on gender identity, discrimination and athletics.
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