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Matt Zalaznick

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Matt Zalaznick is the managing editor of District Administration and 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.
Federal

Schools warned that DEI is now considered illegal

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Department of Justice shares guidance it says will help schools and colleges ensure programs aren't discriminatory and avoid legal liability.
Communication

Student voice: Why it’s an important communications strategy

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Student-created content leads to increased engagement, trust and authenticity in school communications.
Leadership

Districts fill their top spots as new year approaches

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Buffalo Public Schools' next superintendent will be Pascal Mubenga, who led Durham Public Schools in North Carolina from 2017 to 2024.
Federal

$5.5 billion in frozen funds released by Trump administration

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Restored grants support after-school programs, English language learners, migrant education and professional development.

Big Department of Ed layoffs OK’d by Supreme Court

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Supreme Court rules that President Donald Trump has the authority to cut half the Department of Education's staff.
Federal

States challenge funding freeze as districts forced to wait

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Nearly half the states in the nation sued the Trump administration Monday over the president's summertime freeze on nearly $7 billion in K12 funding.
Safety & Wellness

Threats against school officials are soaring. Here’s how to respond

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Threats against school officials, which spiked after the COVID outbreak, have jumped even higher since President Donald Trump's re-election in 2024, new data shows.
Business, finance, policy, compliance, operations

School choice continues to skew white and more affluent

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Among the biggest beneficiaries may be middle-income families, whose earnings are well above the poverty line but had strained to cover private school tuition without an infusion of public funds.
Leadership

Why this superintendent says she found a dream job

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You might see Superintendent Jeanne Siegenthaler shoveling snow, serving lunch or helping custodians clean her district's single building during the summer. She's also in charge of social media.
College & Career Readiness

What Gen Z needs to know about non-college pathways

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Gen Z students feel well-informed about four-year degrees and post-high school workforce options but know less about other non-college pathways, a new survey finds.
People to Watch

How to become a service-oriented superintendent

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Superintendent Rony Ortega describes central office's role in empowering principals and teachers this way: "We're no longer the compliance machine."
Leadership

Districts big and small have hired these new leaders

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San Diego USD has dropped the interim tag from Superintendent Fabi Bagula's title, making her the permanent leader of California's second-largest school district.
Mathematics

Here is why and when students lost interest in math

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Students develop identities as "math people" during elementary school, suggesting that teachers at that level "have a large role in cultivating positive math attitudes," according to a new survey.
Leadership

See which leaders are on the move as summer begins

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West Contra Costa USD, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Keller ISD are among the systems that have recently named new superintendents.
Artificial Intelligence

How are you using AI to make your district smarter?

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Looking ahead to the 2025-26 school year, you have a chance this harness increasingly powerful technology to engage students and reduce workloads.
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