Matt Zalaznick

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Senior Writer at District Administration Magazine

Senior Writer at University Business Magazine

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How Toyua Watson-Bacchus offers internships in her rural district

3 days ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

DALILeadershipBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:May 13, 2025 Share post: FacebookLinkedinTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Concordia Parish’s schools are not a neighbor to a lot of industry. Still, Superintendent Toyua Watson-Bacchus and her team are committed to providing all of the rural Louisiana district’s students with internships and other work-based learning opportunities.
Trump's dismantling of Education Department gives states 'green light' to pursue voucher programs

4 days ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

National newsBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:May 12, 2025 Share post: FacebookLinkedinTwitterPinterestWhatsApp A growing number of red states have expanded their school voucher programs in recent years, a trend that is likely to only spike further amid a push led by President Donald Trump’s administration to return education “back to the states.”Conservative education activists have long lauded such programs as a way to give greater control to parents and families.
Promotions highlight the latest week of superintendent hires

4 days ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

People to WatchBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:May 12, 2025 Share post: FacebookLinkedinTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Several school boards have looked within for their new superintendents, including some that hired graduates of their schools. Also in the latest week of hiring, a few leaders were tapped to take the helm in new districts. Superintendent Bret Heller is moving to the Thompson School District in Colorado from the School Town of Munster in Indiana.
More college presidents face public grilling over campus antisemitism

1 week ago | universitybusiness.com | Matt Zalaznick

Three college presidents acknowledged missteps in combatting campus antisemitism but outlined actions they are taking to support Jewish students during another tempestuous Congressional hearing on Wednesday. The Committee on Education and Workforce hearing took place amidst the Trump administration’s crackdown on the mistreatment of Jewish students since the 2023 Hamas terror attacks on Israel and the sometimes violent protests that ensued. The committee’s chairman, Republican Rep.
New statewide cellphone bans ahead for next school year

1 week ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

Safety & WellnessBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:May 7, 2025 Share post: FacebookLinkedinTwitterPinterestWhatsApp New York is now the largest state to pass a universal, K12 cellphone ban in schools. Oklahoma took similar action earlier this week, enacting a one-year ban for the upcoming school year.
Veterans and first-timers take the helm in new districts

1 week ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

By: Matt ZalaznickDate:May 5, 2025 Share post: FacebookLinkedinTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Superintendents on the move over the last few weeks include veterans and first-time leaders in several states, including South Dakota, Ohio and Delaware. Rachel MonárrezSuperintendent Rachel Monárrez is moving cross-country, from Worcester Public Schools in Massachusetts to the Orange Unified School District in her home state of California.
School mental health care loses $1 billion in funding, reports says

2 weeks ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

FederalBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:May 1, 2025 Share post: FacebookLinkedinTwitterPinterestWhatsApp DEI appears to be the reason the Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in school mental health grants that were created after the Uvalde mass shooting, according to multiple reports. The grants, which will be discontinued at the end of the year, were part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, passed in 2022.
Harvard acknowledges antisemitism and Islamophobia in painful reports

2 weeks ago | universitybusiness.com | Matt Zalaznick

A pair of damning and extensive reports released by Harvard University this week found evidence of antisemitism and anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias on its campus. President Alan Garber established two task forces to investigate antisemitism and Islamophobia in the wake of protests against the war in Gaza that began in October 2023, and make recommendations to root out bigotry and improve the campus climate.
Chicago Public Schools' 'Black Student Success Plan' is under investigation

2 weeks ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

Student SuccessBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:April 30, 2025 Share post: FacebookLinkedinTwitterPinterestWhatsApp The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into an allegation that Chicago Public Schools’ “Black Student Success Plan” discriminates against students of other races.
Tahira Dupree Chase offers kids a (very popular) extra school day

2 weeks ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

DALILeadershipLeadership ConcernsBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:April 28, 2025 Share post: FacebookLinkedinTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Traffic in front of a school is a “great problem to have”—especially on a Saturday, says Superintendent Tahira Dupree Chase of New York’s Westbury Union Free School District.