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.

How should we teach with AI? The feds have 7 fresh edtech ideas

Keeping humans at the center of edtech is the top insight in the federal government's first stab at determining how colleges should teach with AI amid concerns about safety and bias.

Top 10 states for data breaches warn of constant cyber threat to higher ed

If your college or university is in Wyoming, you might be safe—or at least a little safer—from education cyberattacks that have compromised 32 million records over the last two decades.

Here is how big the global edtech market will grow by 2030

The size of the global edtech market will approach $1 trillion by the end of this decade, driven by artificial intelligence, virtual reality and ever-expanding connectivity, bandwidth and speed.

Surprising K12 enrollment declines are trickling up into higher ed

College leaders must prepare for long-term challenges after an unexpected 2% downturn in K12 enrollment foreshadows fewer students making it to their institutions.

Nearly 1 in 3 college students let ChatGPT do their writing assignments

What may be most shocking to campus leaders is that three-quarters of students who have used ChatGPT acknowledge that utilizing the technology constitutes cheating.

After spearheading Sweet Briar’s revival, President Meredith Woo will step down

Woo, who will leave the institution in 2024, drove enrollment with tuition cuts and overhauled Sweet Briar's curriculum after the college nearly closed.

Here is where all 50 state university systems rank on ROI—and why

When it comes to accelerating return on investment on price and outcomes, an abundance of career-oriented majors and thriving technical colleges are essentials for campus leaders.

Billion-dollar business: These are higher ed’s top 30 R&D performers

Innovation is alive and well on campus as university leaders are increasing R&D investments, particularly in STEM fields.

Best law schools: US News is revising rankings after list dropouts

After some of the nation's most prestigious institutions dropped out of its best law schools rankings, U.S. News is making changes for its 2023-2024 list.  

How an important group of colleges and universities has become ‘invisible’

About 30% of the schools qualify as minority-serving institutions and nearly half are rural-serving while the counties that RPUs serve have higher needs—such as low education, low employment, and persistent poverty—compared to counties served by other institutions.

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