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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.
National news

Massachusetts case probes the role schools play in teen suicide prevention

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Many health experts are cautious about laying blame when tragedies occur. But most specialists agree that school personnel, in contact with students for a large part of the day, can be a key resource in providing help.
Curriculum & Instruction

How to close education’s ‘opportunity gap’

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Research shows that when students are given a chance to do grade-level work, they succeed at a greater rate than what people might have expected.
Admin & Management

DATV: How esports are leveling up in K-12 education

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Here's a roundup of the latest esports coverage in District Administration—from how K-12 districts are supplying tech essentials and diversifying esports to the announcement of LRP Media Group's new Academic Esports Conference and Expo, to be held October 19-21, 2020.
Curriculum & Instruction

How a rural college powers K-12 in a depressed region

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Berea College has vastly expanded its Partners for Education K-12 assistance program to provide cradle-to-career services to families in the country's poorest communities.
Curriculum & Instruction

Are you following these K-12 thought leaders?

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Here is a roundup of K-12 thought leaders who discuss digital learning, diversity, global collaboration and other topics on their blogs and Twitter feeds.
Admin & Management

How educators are diversifying esports

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While nonprofits provide assistance to low-income districts, school teams work to recruit girls and students of color, and educators teach inclusivity.
Admin & Management

3 place-based learning models that connect students to their environments

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How educators across the country are using the natural world right outside their buildings to make learning more relevant and engaging.
Admin & Management

Power up: How esports accelerates achievement and personal growth

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Leveraging his students' passion for fantasy battle game League of Legends, teacher Jason Dilley tasks his players with understanding the numbers behind the virtual action.
Admin & Management

How high school esports unites Wisconsin students

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What activity is bringing together students from different cliques at Clinton High School in Wisconsin? It's not the football team.
Admin & Management

How to share school parks with your community

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Educators are working with city officials to enhance school parks and playgrounds in parts of cities that lack sufficient green spaces.
Academics

DATV: Why alternative high schools are looking beyond academics

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Alternative high schools help students resolve academic and attendance issues. Yet there's been a sea change in the way educators approach these goals.
Health and wellness

Watch DATV: How parks solve problems for schools and cities

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Better mental and physical health—and the social-emotional well-being of the community—are overlapping benefits for school districts and local governments.
Admin & Management

How soft skills drive Virginia’s high school esports league

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Students who play in a high school esports league are no different from their classmates on the football, baseball or basketball teams, says one athletic director.
Communication

How civics inspires students to get involved

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Students care deeply about their schools and communities. They might seem disinterested because they haven't been given the right opportunity to take action.
Curriculum & Instruction

How to navigate the holidays inclusively

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Having elementary school students write letters to Santa may meet school guidelines, but that doesn't mean teachers should ask children to do it as a classroom assignment.
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