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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

What are the leading causes of low teacher morale?

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Non-classroom duties, such as after-school supervision, are among the leading causes of low teacher morale and professional burnout.
Assessment & Standards

COVID learning loss not as deep as feared, analysis finds

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But a significant number of students—generally from low-income and other vulnerable groups—did not participate in testing because of connectivity problems or other issues.
Admin & Management

Micro-credentials gain PD momentum during COVID

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During the disrupted school schedules of COVID, micro-credentials are having another moment as a more flexible and personalizable form of professional development. 
Admin & Management

Where to find broadband access solutions and better deals

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District leaders looking for broadband solutions and better deals with providers can search local internet speeds and pricing information on a new website.
Admin & Management

Why Biden should strongly consider the ‘community schools’ model

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Union president says the community school model presents a path forward for the incoming Biden-Harris administration as U.S. schools grapple with systemic racism and recover from the COVID pandemic. 
Admin & Management

5 promising K-12 data strategies emerged in 2020

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Data Quality report highlights promising strategies such as wider data sharing, transparency and local data tools.
Admin & Management

2 components are key to embedding anti-racism in the classroom

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Rewriting curriculum and professional development for educators are the focal points of Evanston/Skokie School District 65's aggressive anti-racism initiative.
Admin & Management

How 2 Oregon districts are amping up energy efficiency

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Energy efficiency may not make as big a splash as solar panels, but changing a school's lights bulbs and other measures can be a low-cost way to generate significant savings. 
Admin & Management

Sending utilities savings to the classroom

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Upgrading the boiler system at Myrtle Crest Elementary School in rural Oregon ended up costing its district nothing.
Admin & Management

How to cope with laptop and device shortages

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Educators in Newport News Public Schools were steadily working their way through a five-year 1-to-1 plan to provide all students with laptops when the COVID pandemic struck.
Curriculum & Instruction

Why COVID will be an ed-tech ‘game changer’ in Houston

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Aldine ISD finds alternatives as it has only received about a quarter of the 19,500 Chromebooks administrators ordered for online learning in response to the COVID pandemic this spring. 
Admin & Management

How virtual advising makes college dreams come true during COVID

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Even though she was set to graduate high school near the top of her class, Ashley Espinosa wanted her writing to be stronger for her college applications.
Admin & Management

How an equity audit zeroed in on ‘avenues of achievement’

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Conducting an equity audit requires administrators to take an honest look at the experiences of the district's students, staff and community members.
Admin & Management

How COVID online learning is canceling snow days

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Thanks to the COVID-era shift to remote instruction, an early winter storm did not give students in some Midwest districts what they might have eagerly expected: a snow day.
Admin & Management

How one of nation’s biggest districts talks about race and racism

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One change in behavior that can begin to dismantle systemic racism and implicit biases in K-12 education involves the hundreds of "discretionary moments" that occur during the school day. 
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