Matt Zalaznick

Matt Zalaznick is a life-long journalist. Prior to writing for District Administration he worked in daily news all over the country, from the NYC suburbs to the Rocky Mountains, Silicon Valley and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He's also in a band.

State-by-state teacher shortage maps show current and future challenges

Is teacher turnover going to keep increasing over the next few years? Will there be enough college students graduating with education degrees to make up the difference?

How (un)friendly is local press coverage of superintendents right now?

Superintendents can be easy targets for local newsrooms. On the other hand, musicals, sports and high-achieving students can provide some pretty glowing school press coverage for district leaders.

Masks are back at some schools. How bad will COVID politics get?

A Maryland elementary school's mask mandate for a single class is setting off alarm bells—but not so much about the spread of infection.

Education secretary calls digital divide ‘equity issue of our moment’ during KC visit

Miguel Cardona labeled internet access “the new pencil” as he discussed the government’s efforts to expand broadband connectivity, including a program that subsidizes internet access and community engagement.

Why one superintendent doesn’t want to be the ‘smartest person in the room’

The growth Superintendent Jesus Jara is seeing in the Clark County School District is the result of building a leadership team that "can deliver on the mission."

As students return to classrooms, some newly arrived immigrants have to wait

The effort to verify and complete the children's vaccination records, enroll them in school and equip schools with translators and transportation plans, has proved daunting.

How enrollment rates are fluctuating in all 50 states

Some 350,000 new students mean that K12 enrollment rates are recovering, but they still remain below pre-pandemic levels—2.09% lower, to be precise.

2 more superintendents quit as several leaders switch school districts

After weeks of turbulence, it appears Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jeanice Swift is ready to resign from the Michigan district she has led for the last 10 years.

This superintendent wonders when educators stopped being viewed as heroes

How the public went so quickly from calling educators the heroes of the pandemic to "villains" and "groomers" bothers Papillion La Vista Community Schools Superintendent Andrew Rikli.

Iowa school district asking for parental consent for student nicknames

What’s in a name? In the Urbandale Community School District, a student going by a nickname other than what is on their birth certificate will need to be signed off by a parent.

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