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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

High school expansion teams

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Landing a big fish. Finding a hidden checkpoint. Mastering a video game. Snagging a flag. These—not grand slams, hat tricks or game-winning touchdowns—count as the big "plays" in the nontraditional sports that high schools are adding.
Assistive Technology

Technologies that will change special education

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Augmented reality Brain Power is a digital coach that empowers children and adults with autism to teach themselves social and cognitive skills. http://www.brain-power.com/ NuEyes...
Admin & Management

Edtech certification programs

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Find out more about certifications programs for campus tech leaders, their team and district educators: Canyons School District: https://etc.canyonsdistrict.org/etc/index.cfm Link to main story: Edtech equalizers in...
Admin & Management

Edtech equalizers in special education

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Ware County School District in Georgia has downsized its inventory of assistive technology. Thanks to a slew of technological advances, many of the specialized...
Assistive Technology

Eye-gaze technology

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Students who have significant physical disabilities can benefit greatly from advances in "eye-gaze technology." With various platforms, students move their eyes to type letters or...
Cybersecurity

Tablet games

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Digital games excel at building a range of skills without students realizing they are "learning" says Marissa Miller, a special education teacher at Warwick...
Cybersecurity

Virtual and augmented reality

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Though not yet used widely in special education, virtual and augmented reality have the potential to be game-changers. Dan Phillips, director of the Technology Resource...
Admin & Management

School districts loosen dress codes after gender-bias complaints

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"Don't blame boys' bad behavior on the way we dress." That's the message—first delivered by a group of female high school students—that led Santa...
Admin & Management

School superintendent breaks her own records

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When Superintendent Quynh Trueblood's mind races in the middle of the night, she quickly finds herself using a mixing bowl and her oven.
Admin & Management

Districts of Distinction: Self-sufficiency solves K12 problems

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Today's education leaders increasingly take it upon themselves to tackle the external challenges their students and teachers confront beyond school hours. These varied solutions...
Admin & Management

Schools add transit options for unique travel needs

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The K12 transportation landscape is getting increasingly complex, as districts wrestle with issues ranging from school choice and questions of equity to how to...
Admin & Management

E-sports in schools primed to grow ‘bigger than the NFL’

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Dozens of high schools across the nation are adding competitive video-gaming as it becomes one of the fastest-growing activities in both K12 and higher ed.
Admin & Management

How to project growth in K12

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A frustrated student cries out "I can't do it." A teacher redirects: "You can't do it, yet." This may be the simplest way to...
Admin & Management

Schools crackdown on vaping and e-cigarettes

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Administrators have closed or increased monitoring of school bathrooms. They have sent students for drug tests. They have even banned USB thumb drives. These...
Student Success

K12 districts expand services for homeless students

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Dallas ISD's morning drop-in centers for homeless high school students provide necessities such as take-home food, hygiene products and a place to wash clothes....
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