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Matt Zalaznick

Matt Zalaznick is the managing editor of District Administration and 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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A powerful ally steps up to support students who’ve lost parents to COVID

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More than 167,000 children under 18—about one out of every 450—have lost a parent or other in-home caregiver to COVID-19 over the last two years.

3 ed-tech leaders share how COVID has made them key members of the team

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Ongoing professional development and family outreach are just two signs of how the challenges of COVID have heightened the influence of K-12 ed-tech leaders and their teams.

3 priorities fueling Latino leaders’ vision for a more inclusive school system

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Latino school administrators have a vision for the near future of education: More leaders of color and better outcomes for some of the most vulnerable students.

8 ways urban schools are accelerating learning in the wake of COVID

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Extended learning, tutoring and small-group instruction lead the way as schools work to accelerate—rather than remediate—to ward off COVID-era learning loss.

Will longer winter breaks boost mental health after another tough semester?

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Administrators encourage vaccinations and boosters during extra days off designed to create a COVID buffer and give everyone and chance to recharge.

Schools add wellness days to support mental health and block burnout

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School districts extend Thanksgiving break and launch wellness days where staff and students can play frisbee, create art outdoors and visit a 'puppy station.'

How to sell your schools in times of increased crisis and competition

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Seeing students as the end-users and parents as the customers of an education system is a shift school marketing teams are making as competition grows. 

Good news, bad news? Majority supports masks in schools as COVID closures climb

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Some 61% of the public approves of mask mandates as COVID is on the rise again in several northern and western states with the holidays approaching.

Vaccine tracker: Schools in 14 states now require students to get COVID shots

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A small but growing number of districts are mandating vaccines for eligible as the COVID delta variant disrupted the beginning of yet another school year.

Why schools may be facing criminal prosecution over content of library books

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Texas districts now face a criminal investigation into the "availability of pornographic material that serves no educational purpose" as the state moves to more rigorously regulate the content of library books.

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