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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

2 small districts confront challenges of COVID and rural America

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Offering students a diverse and advanced curriculum, teacher shortages and broadband access will remain hurdles even as rural district emerge from COVID.
Admin & Management

How a school district drives a city’s economic revitalization

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Coding professional development for CTE and other tech teachers will lay the foundation for Syracuse City School District's role in a consortium formed to rejuvenate the the local economy.
Health and wellness

Mission critical: 5 ways to improve student’s mental health care

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Children's mental health care, which faces a shortage of providers, often focuses on treatment rather than prevention or promotion of mental wellness, experts say. 
Classroom Technology

Meet the FETC keynote speaker: Lisa Williams

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Persistent equity issues and systemic racism mean returning to normal post-COVID would be "immoral," says Lisa Williams, Baltimore County Public Schools' executive director of equity and cultural proficiency.
Leadership Development

Meet the FETC keynote speaker: Jill Siler

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FETC keynote speaker and superintendent Jill Siler's book about leadership in challenging times guides district leaders in re-envisioning instruction for the hybrid era.
Classroom Technology

Meet the FETC keynote speaker: Julia Martin

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Education attorney Julia Martin tells attendees what the Biden presidency will mean for education policies in 2021.
Uncategorized

Meet the FETC keynote speakers: Brianna Hodges and Thomas C. Murray

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Future Ready Schools thought leaders will share ideas for leading through adversity, surpassing the survival stage and thriving, and designing resilient and transformative learning.
Classroom Technology

Meet the FETC keynote speaker: Bob Ward

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Ward leads The Florida Council of 100, which spent two years developing a long-range strategic plan to prepare Florida's schools for the seismic shifts that will occur in the way students are taught.
Admin & Management

Biden orders plans for reopening schools safely

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Biden's executive order directs Department of Education to provide states and school districts with "evidence-based guidance" in reopening and remaining open for in-person learning.
Curriculum & Instruction

Sneak preview: Cybersecurity learning standards coming soon

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Online learning provides educators a new opportunity to teach students about digital safety as a nonprofit group prepares to release cybersecurity learning standards. 
Admin & Management

Why tutoring is gaining momentum as a learning loss fix

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Equal-access tutoring—which "is among the most effective education interventions ever studied"—can be scaled nationally, education researchers say.
Classroom Technology

Why online learning will only grow post-COVID, despite challenges

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District leaders say online learning is the innovative practice most likely to persist even as students and teachers return to classrooms, the survey found.
Admin & Management

How one state is developing its own micro-credentials for teachers

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The flexibility of micro-credentials for teacher PD has inspired Delaware Department of Education officials to begin developing their own professional development badges. 
Admin & Management

7 things students say about resilience during COVID

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Students are showing resilience during COVID but parents and educators urge greater investments in education as learners recover from the pandemic. 
Admin & Management

What’s keeping districts open, or forcing them to close

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Early this school year, Superintendent Brian Kuhn doubted that Clark-Shawnee Local School District could stick with hybrid learning through Thanksgiving.
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