(From The Journal of Accountancy) House lawmakers Wednesday gave final approval to President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, sending the legislation to his desk for his signature, which President Joe Bi
(From K-12 Dive) Across the country, school districts are finding it harder to fill open teaching positions and keep new teachers in the classroom — a trend educators worry may be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. A
(From SHRM) One year into the pandemic, across all industries, workplace and mental health continues to be a serious issue: Reported symptoms of depression and anxiety have tripled and quadrupled since the start of the p
(From The New York Times) As of today, all K-12 educators nationwide are officially eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19, and at least 38 states were already vaccinating school workers to some extent by the end of
(From Journal of Accountancy) Last week, the Senate voted 50–49 to approve a bill that includes a $1.9 trillion U.S. coronavirus relief package. Known as the American Rescue Plan Act, H.R. 1319, the bill will be sent to
(From NPR) In an interview with National Public Radio, President Biden's new Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, urged schools to open "as soon as possible," stressing the importance of in-person learning to student hea
(From SHRM) New research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) shows over half (52%) of 1,000 U.S. workers would choose to permanently work from home on a full-time basis if given the option. Of those who
(From The New York Times) Over the past year, colleges and universities have been quick to apply innovative solutions aimed at limiting the spread of the COVID-19 virus. However, many schools that use fever scanners and
(From The Washington Post) As school buildings start to reopen, Asian and Asian American families are choosing to keep their children learning from home at disproportionately high rates. In New York City, Asian American
(From American School & University) Freezing temperatures, snow and ice have left much of the state of Texas without electricity and access to water, and schools across the state continuing to survey their buildings
(From NBOA) NBOA is excited to announce a formal collaboration with the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to collect financial operations data together. Beginning this summer, your school will enter data
(From Vanderbilt University) A major new research review released last week paints a detailed picture of how effective school affect student learning and other outcomes, concluding that school leaders are even more impor
(From Inside Higher Ed) Though COVID-19 cases are on the decline nationwide, some college campuses, including those that kept cases low in the fall, are seeing numbers rise. Boston College, for example, set a new record
(From The New York Times) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday its much-anticipated, updated guidance to help school leaders decide how to operate schools safely during the pandemic. The reco
(From SHRM) In an executive order, President Biden asked the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to clarify that workers who refuse unsafe working conditions are eligible for unemployment. The executive order does not explici
(from the Journal of Accountancy) The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced changes Wednesday designed to reduce delays in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) approval process. Millions of small businesses
(from PKF O'Connor Davies) The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a strong option for independent schools looking for financial support. The ERC is a credit against Social Security taxes owed by an employer on “qualified
(CFO Dive) While some may think a CFO's job is to increase profits, their greatest contributions to an organization come in the form of strategic thinking. For example, CFO Brad Kinnish of Aryaka, a business Internet con
(from Cato Institute) New data on Roman Catholic school enrollment confirms that private schools, especially Catholic schools, are hurting during the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Catholic Educational Association just
(from Inside Higher Ed) Charitable giving to colleges and universities was essentially flat in the 2020 fiscal year despite the pandemic. For the first time in a decade, total giving to higher education institutions fell
