(From Journal of Accountancy) Congress introduced bipartisan legislation last Friday to recognize accounting as part of the STEM programs in schools. The Accounting STEM Pursuit Act would amend the Student Support and Ac
(from Venable) For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has implemented a comprehensive COVID-19 workplace safety standard that employers m
(From US News) The country's public school system closed in on nearly 100% of K-8 schools offering some type of in-person instruction in April, according to new federal data collected by the Institute for Education Scien
(from CNN) A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Houston Methodist Hospital by employees who opposed a Covid-19 vaccine mandate as a condition of employment. The workers claimed the Covid-19 vaccines used in the US wer
(from EdSurge) Big school systems such as Los Angeles, Houston and Las Vegas, as well as mid-sized and small districts are keeping their virtual learning programs in place post-pandemic. They want neither the students th
(from Inside Higher Ed) Some universities are raising their minimum wages to $15. This trend follows in the wake of the Fight for $15 campaign launched in 2012 to raise the wages of service workers and a school year with
(from the New York Times) A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday indicated that the hospitalization rate for Covid-19 in adolescents was about three times greater than hospitalizati
(from Edutopia and K-12 Dive) Most schools operate under heteronormative cultures, writes international school principal Jeremy Majeski, but schools can modify paperwork to allow parents to identify who they are in relat
(from FEI Daily) Even before the pandemic, the accounts payable (AP) function was already a strong candidate for automation — with time-consuming manual processes and high risk of human error, the opportunity to improve
(From Tech Republic) While the rate of employees quitting their jobs remained steady through the pandemic at around 2.4%, more people are ready to leave both pandemic restrictions and their current jobs behind in 2021, a
(From CNN) Though COVID-19 cases are falling in all age groups, a new report from the CDC showed that adolescent hospitalization rates had fallen in mid-March from a peak of 2.1 per 100,000 in January, but then rose agai
(From The Hechinger Report) Schools across the country, concerned about children falling behind academically and bolstered by additional federal funding, are turning to summer school and enrichment programs to shore up s
(From Inside Higher Ed) Average tuition discount rates among private, nonprofit colleges continued to climb in the 2020-21 academic year as many institutions worked to retain and attract students during the pandemic, a n
(From SHRM) Employers can legally require COVID-19 vaccination for employees to re-enter the workplace and can provide incentives to encourage employees to get a shot, so long as the incentive is not so substantial as to
(From ICEF Monitor) Student housing bookings are up for fall 2021, with students arriving expecting face-to-face teaching or at least a hybrid model, according to leading purpose-build student accommodation (PBSA) CEOs.
(From JD Supra) Last week, federal legislation intended to clarify and expand protections for pregnant employees passed the House of Representatives. The bill would require private sector employers with 15 or more worker
(From NPR) Last Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised earlier guidelines regarding mask use and vaccinations at summer camps. The agency now says that when everyone at camp is vaccinated it is "s
(From The Washington Post) Already bracing for an enrollment crash expected to hit in 2025, higher education got more bad news this week: The U.S. birth rate fell 4% in 2020, marking the lowest number of births since 197
(More from Venable LLP) Over the past year, higher education institutions across the country have faced class action lawsuits from students and parents/guardians as a result of forced closings and online or hybrid course
(From Inside Higher Ed) With some exceptions, colleges and universities are planning to restore or have already restored the faculty retirement benefits they cut during COVID-19, according to a new report on faculty comp
