Matt Zalaznick

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.

Remaking the K12 classroom

Albemarle County, Virginia—A snake bit Pam Moran in front of her class on her first day of teaching 40 years ago. Moran, now a...

K12 school leaders forecast top 2017 trends

Patricia Baltzley Board chair, Gardiner School District (Mont.) "The way high schools are currently designed—both with architecture and teaching and learning—needs to be revisioned in all...

More schools teaching students how to respond to police

Try to stay calm. Don't start cursing. Keep your hands off the cops. But know that you have rights—like remaining silent, dissenting to a search...

Shuttered schools offer teacher-housing solution

Bigger paychecks offered by wealthier suburban districts sometimes lure teachers away from St. Louis Public Schools. But a promising solution to a teacher-housing problem faced...

Route to refugee success in schools

Young refugees who have fled foreign war zones, religious violence and dire poverty represent some of the country's most "at-risk" students. In one New...

ESSA strengthens services for homeless students

Districts and states that have done the best job graduating homeless students have now seen some of their practices enshrined in federal law as...

Great expectations for equity in education

Equity in K12 education doesn't mean the same thing as equality. In fact, achieving true equity often requires providing lower-income schools and students with...

Amazon brings its heft to school procurement

Administrators, teachers and other school personnel have been ordering supplies from Amazon.com for years, but the e-tailing colossus has now jumped formally into the...

Schools confront the heroin crisis

The number of districts and states rushing to stock an emergency antidote that can revive students suffering heroin overdoses shows the severe degree to...

Schools respond to the heroin epidemic

Prevent people from starting heroin Reduce prescription opioid painkiller abuse. Improve opioid painkiller prescribing practices and identify high-risk individuals early. Reduce heroin addiction Ensure access to Medication-Assisted...

At-risk school success stories

No matter how cutting-edge the technology or advanced the curriculum, students have a hard time mastering essays and equations if they're hungry, traumatized or...

Social-emotional learning: Teach students to cope with stress

In the mountains of western North Carolina, administrators in Buncombe County Schools have seen a steady rise in the number of its 25,500 students...

Districts launch evening, online high schools for at-risk students

In January, the Jackson Public Schools became the first district in Mississippi to launch an evening high school that students attend from 2:30 to...

Putting the “A” in STEAM

Injecting the arts into science, math, engineering and technology encourages students to think creatively and critically in traditional STEM subjects that, until the recent...

School neuroscience unleashes students' brain power

Educational neuroscience empowers teachers with new insights into how all students learn and holds promise for enhancing special ed, but myths and exaggerations sprouting...