(From K-12 Dive) As students return, educators should be prepared to assess students' pre-pandemic challenges and stressors, the experiences they had during quarantine and the impact of adapting to the changes present in

(From The New York Times) Last week, leaders at the Centner Academy, a Miami private school, sent teachers an email with a stark warning: Teachers who get the vaccine over the summer will not be allowed to return, the le

(From The Washington Post) After a year of extraordinary health precautions, colleges and universities across the country are scrambling to ensure that commencements do not become superspreader events. Many schools have

(From SHRM) At some organizations, bias in hiring shows up in the process as early as the job posting. Business thought leader Lin Grensing-Pophal, SPHR, suggests three important steps HR and business office professional

(From K-12 Dive) Kindergarten students, who did not enroll or attend schooling in noticeable numbers during the pandemic, are expected to have larger participation rates next school year, according to a new NWEA report.

(From Hechinger Report) Recent polling conducted by Southern Methodist University has shown that some workplace changes that started during the pandemic may become permanent, such as an increase in health care benefits a

(From Chronicle of Higher Education) Despite a significant increase in recent months, the net loss in jobs in higher education remains so large that it’s erased more than a decade of job gains for the sector, according t

(From Chronicle of Philanthropy) Even with the end of the pandemic in sight, nonprofits should continue to experiment with new technologies that automate work previously done by people and help fundraisers to deepen thei

(From The Washington Post) Several universities halted vaccine distribution efforts Tuesday after federal health officials announced they would review “extremely rare” cases of potentially dangerous blood clots in recipi

(From SHRM) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) posted on its website guidance and model notices to help employers comply with the federal COBRA premium subsidy put in place by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Under A

(From SHRM) At the height of the pandemic, employee health care claims dropped steeply when people avoided visiting doctors' offices. Now as coronavirus vaccinations are widely available, Americans are expected to seek l

(From K-12 Dive) A majority of educators, school staff and childcare workers have received at least one shot of the available COVID-19 vaccines, according to surveys from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C

(From NAIS) About one in five of new and interim heads of school in the 2019-2020 school year followed a head who held the position for three years or fewer according to a new research report from NAIS and the University

(From The Chronicle of Philanthropy) Last week, the New York Times published an article on the Donald Trump campaign’s widespread use of an “opt-out” checkbox on its online donation form, sparking renewed conversation ar

(From The Chronicle of Higher Education) At Vanderbilt University, for example, students have demanded that the administration lead discussions about anti-Asian bias on campus; create Asian American-studies courses and p

(From The Washington Post) New test-optional policies, fueled in part by the disruption of ACT and SAT testing plans last spring, are fueling a surge in private college and university applications. During the 2020-21 adm

(From The New York Times) A recent survey by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education found that 19% of undergraduate-level and 11% of graduate-level teaching programs saw a significant drop in enrollme

(From Business Insider) Last week, President Biden unveiled the nearly $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan. The package includes funds for traditional infrastructure projects and interprets infrastructure to also mean spend

(From CNN) Clinical trial results of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine showed its efficacy is 100% and it is well tolerated in youths ages 12 to 15, the company said Wednesday. During the clinical trial, 18 people who were in th

(From The Washington Post) As states expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to include younger adults, some colleges and universities are opening vaccine sites, with the goal of giving shots to every student on campus. B