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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

Homework overhaul in schools

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Many elementary school students in Marion County Public Schools spend more than 20 minutes per night reading with family members. Parents in the central Florida district also report their children feel less stressed this school year.
Admin & Management

PD beyond school classrooms

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Managing and keeping track of the many hours of professional development required for a district's non-instructional staff may be one of an administrator's more...
Admin & Management

PD providers

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Below you can find a list of professional development providers: Link to main story: PD beyond school classrooms Kronos, www.kronos.com PublicSchoolWORKS, corp.publicschoolworks.com SafeSchools, www.safeschools.com Scenario Learning, scenariolearning.com/safeschools Matt Zalaznick is...
Admin & Management

#MeTooK12 hashtag combats sexual harassment in schools

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In Oakland USD, girls who were chronically absent and suspended frequently told researchers in a 2015 study that sexual assault and harassment were among...
Curriculum & Instruction

K12 to college: All hands on deck

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Colleges blame high schools. High schools blame middle schools. Middle schools blame elementaries—and everyone tends to blame funding, poverty, bad parenting and other factors...
Admin & Management

School district superintendent leads from the start

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BARTLETT, TENNESSEE—Only a handful of superintendents have launched a brand-new district. Even fewer have done it only months after being involved in a large-scale...
Admin & Management

K12 Outlook 2018

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Many things threaten to keep a public education leader up at night. With some issues, it's because they stir excitement and inspiration; but with...
Admin & Management

School districts confront bilingual teaching shortage

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With districts facing a shortage of bilingual teachers, paraprofessionals present a rich source of candidates. They often have strong ties to the community and...
Admin & Management

Learning and education lean forward

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What should happen and what will happen in various areas of education over the next few years elicits different answers from educators and from...
Admin & Management

Schools provide community coverage

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At four elementary schools in Idaho's Boise School District, families in need can go to specially designated community rooms to pick up food, clothing and other necessities.
Admin & Management

A partner in finding partners

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Administrators who don't feel their staffs have the time to manage community programs have contracted with outside groups to organize and oversee services.
Admin & Management

K12 leaders see flexibility in alternative credentialing

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Fourteen teachers in Utah's Ogden School District reached the classroom via a nontraditional, perhaps looser route. Rather than attend a teaching college and earning...
Admin & Management

Texts keep high school seniors on college track

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Text messages are one of the most effective ways to keep high school students on track once they've begun the college application and enrollment...
Curriculum & Instruction

K12 makes assessment shifts

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Educators in a school district that conducts well-designed formative assessments should be able to accurately predict how students will perform on midterms, finals and...
Curriculum & Instruction

Opt-out inspires testing change in New York district

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In New York, an aggressive opt-out movement—wherein about 60 percent of third- through eighth-graders skipped high-stakes tests—has forced many districts to rethink their assessment...
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