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.

What’s the big reason schools are closing now that COVID is waning?

Bad weather used to be the main reason schools closed until COVID, and until social media—the latter of which is now closing classrooms far more regularly than is the pandemic.

Mask tracker: Last batch of K-12 mandates have come to an end

States that had mask mandates in place the longest are now lifting the requirement as districts across the country look to find a new normal.

Why 2 GOP governors just defied their party on transgender athlete bans

Bans on transgender athletes in girls' high school sports have swept through red states over the last year, but the wave hit a brick wall in Indiana and Utah.

More evidence that confidence in K-12 schools is slipping, this time over race

A growing lack of confidence in K-12 principals—mainly among Republican voters—may only be the tip of the iceberg as yet more evidence of wider dissatisfaction with U.S. schools emerged Wednesday.

ESSER ideas: What would you do with $1 million? a leader asks principals

More engaging summer school programs and the return of field trips were two key initiatives that emerged as Bibb County Schools decided how to spend the latest round of COVID relief funds.

Did superintendents get big raises during year 3 of COVID?

Superintendents also rate their relationships with school boards and reveal the pandemic's biggest challenges in a District Administration survey.

Girls show higher aptitude than interest in STEM. Here’s how to get them engaged

Female students have given several reasons for not taking STEM classes, including when a certain course is predominantly male. They are also worried about hazing or appearing less intelligent, career counselors say.

How COVID increased the urgency to revamp K-12’s approach to grading

Nearly one-third of students in grades three through 12 earned at last one F in their report cards while Santa Fe Public Schools was on remote instruction.

How K-12 leaders can help colleges diversify the principal pipeline

Though the majority of students in K-12 schools are now of color, only about a fifth of their principals identify similarly—and just 2% are Black men.

COVID outbreak forced closure at Massachusetts middle school

School officials in Concord were watching the outbreak at Peabody Middle School in grade six. They've seen 44 reported cases, and a significant number of absences, according to the superintendent.

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