District Administration Magazine

District Administration is a monthly magazine in the United States aimed at education leaders in public K-12 school districts. Located in Norwalk, Connecticut, it is published by Professional Media Group LLC, which also produces University Business, a magazine for higher education leaders. This publication is unique in that it is the only education magazine that reaches every superintendent across the country, along with assistant superintendents, technology directors, school board presidents, and federal funds administrators, among others.

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New Education Department appointees show where agency is headed

2 days ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

FederalBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:April 22, 2025 Share post: FacebookLinkedinTwitterPinterestWhatsApp The Trump administration’s appointees for key Education Department roles reveal the agency’s K12 priorities even as the president works to close it down. The incoming officials’ backgrounds indicate career preparedness, competency-based education and school choice will dominate policy conversations.
See which superintendents are on the move right now

3 days ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

LeadershipPeople to WatchBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:April 21, 2025 Share post: FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Superintendent Gillian Chapman, who has led Wyoming’s Teton County School District #1 since 2015, is moving to Blue Valley Schools in Kansas to become that district’s next leader. She previously served as an administrator in the Shawnee Mission School District, where she spent 21 years of her career. Superintendent Damon J.
Superintendent Paula Knight: How to take risks on behalf of students

6 days ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

DALILeadershipPeople to WatchBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:April 18, 2025 Share post: FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Superintendent Paula Knight was way ahead of the curve on a big issue: Cell phones in schools. The Jennings School District was the first in the St. Louis area to require students to lock their phones in Yondr pouches throughout the school day. “That has definitely made an impact on daily instruction,” Knight tells District Administration.
Glass half-full? A new way to look at gratitude

1 week ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

Gratitude is one of those words that feels deeply personal yet universally understood. We know it when we feel it and we admire it when we see it in others. But what does it actually mean? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, gratitude is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” A simple definition, but it invites deeper exploration because gratitude is not just an emotional response.
Why district leaders are struggling to provide AI training

1 week ago | districtadministration.com | Micah Ward

Artificial IntelligenceBy: Micah WardDate:April 15, 2025 Share post: FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp After a slow trickle of adoption, more school districts are training their teachers to use artificial intelligence than ever before, with even more planning to do so next school year. However, many leaders are providing AI training themselves.
States sue to bring back ESSER spending extensions

1 week ago | districtadministration.com | Micah Ward

FederalFinanceBy: Micah WardDate:April 15, 2025 Share post: FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are suing the U.S. Department of Education after it canceled the remaining billions of dollars in ESSER funding despite an extension granted during the Biden administration. The lawsuit claims the decision is “tremendously harmful” to schools.
Introducing 2025's NASSP Assistant Principals of the Year

1 week ago | districtadministration.com | Micah Ward

LeadershipBy: Micah WardDate:April 15, 2025 Share post: FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Two assistant principals have earned one of the highest honors education leadership has to offer. Meet 2025’s NASSP Assistant Principals of the Year. Elizabeth Nelson, Pilgrim Park Middle School, Elm Grove, WisconsinNelson has been Pilgrim Park’s associate principal since 2020 after serving as the dean of students at Whitnall High School and teaching sixth grade.
Maine at risk of losing its federal K12 funding

1 week ago | districtadministration.com | Matt Zalaznick

FederalStudent SuccessBy: Matt ZalaznickDate:April 13, 2025 Share post: FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp The U.S. Department of Education is on the verge of cutting off federal funding to Maine’s schools over what the agency says are Title IX violations involving transgender athletes. Maine is among several school districts and states the Trump administration is investigating over the athletes who participate in women’s and girl’s sports.
3 ways to keep failing infrastructure from failing students

1 week ago | districtadministration.com | Micah Ward

For decades, schools have spent very little on maintenance, earning the education system a “D+” for infrastructure. With most schools nearing 50 years old, experts recommend that leaders find space in their budgets to improve aging facilities. In school year 2021-22, only 10% of spending nationwide went toward facility expenses, according to a new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Exclusive: Here are 7 ways to manage your new, innovative initiatives

2 weeks ago | districtadministration.com | Micah Ward

LeadershipBy: Micah WardDate:April 9, 2025 Share post: FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Rolling out a new initiative will almost always create challenges for school districts, despite how “ready” a system is. However, leaders can ensure a successful rollout of their bold initiatives using these research-based approaches to change management.