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Matt Zalaznick

Matt Zalaznick is 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.
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Student-teacher ratios are falling: Here are numbers from all 50 states

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Student-teacher ratios have dropped as public schools are losing more pupils than educators over the past few turbulent years.

Voters are supporting schools rather than fighting K-12 culture wars

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The majority were more concerned about student safety, education funding and politically motivated book bans than the controversies stirred up by conservative activists, NEA polling concludes.

Too many students lack leaders of color. What K-12 can do about it

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A racial gap in a southern state reveals one of education's most pressing problems: Many students don't go to schools with leaders of color.

How ongoing superintendent turnover is fueling pay gaps in K-12 leadership

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Men have replaced two-thirds of the 94 women who have left superintendent positions at the nation’s 500 largest school districts since the start of the pandemic, according to a new analysis.

Politics and payroll problems: Why superintendents are stepping down this week

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Ongoing difficulties paying staff have forced Portland Public Schools Superintendent Xavier Botana to accelerate his departure from Maine's largest district.

‘Tripledemic’ of illnesses is forcing new school mask mandates

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Schools leaders are taking fresh precautions to prevent a "tripledemic" of COVID, flu and RSV from exploding when students and staff return from holiday gatherings. 

Raises, perks and pay: 5 things superintendents say about compensation

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If leading a school district is a 24-7 job, superintendent salaries—when broken down as hourly wages—are in the same ballpark as those of correctional officers.

27 states failed on a school funding report card. How did yours do?

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States will be stuck with "F's" and other poor financial grades if they rely on ESSER relief to solve long-standing problems of unfairness, a new education spending analysis warns.

How superintendents rate the effectiveness of their school board relationships

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80% of the superintendents surveyed rated their boards as "highly effective" or "effective," but also cited politically driven parents as the most difficult group to work with.

Amid a few high-profile departures, several districts welcome new superintendents

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Anoka-Hennepin Schools—one of the largest districts in Minnesota—has chosen Cory McIntyre to become its next superintendent while Spartanburg School District Three hired Julie Fowler and Midland ISD picked Stephanie D. Howard.

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