(from Associations NOW) Nearly 40 percent of donors who give on social networks are giving to a nonprofit for the first time, according to a recent report. They often know little about the cause before showing their supp
(from McKinsey) CFOs say the number of functions reporting to them has risen from about four to more than six over the past two years, according to McKinsey research. The portion of CFOs that oversee their companies’ dig
(from Inside Higher Ed) Mergers among small private colleges have been in the news lately. In 2017, Wheelock College said it would merge into nearby Boston University, and a recent survey by Inside Higher Ed found that 2
(from Society for Human Resource Management) Generation Z’s birth years are generally recognized as 1996 to 2009. The cohort includes only those who do not remember the September 11 terrorist attacks. According to a 16-y
(from Entrepreneur) Five technologies may transform schools in the future, projects Peter Diamandis, co-founder of Silicon Valley think tank.
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(from Inside Higher Ed) The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has paid $424,000 to insure itself against a significant drop in tuition revenue from Chinese students. In what is thought to be a world first, the c
(from Edutopia) In school districts across the country, snow days are becoming relics of the past. Replaced with "remote school days," students complete coursework at home using internet-connected devices. One argument i
(from Education Next) Most educational software licenses go unused in K-12 districts, according to a new report by scholars at the University of Pennsylvania. Data from BrightBytes, a K-12 data management company, reveal
(from WIVB) A bill under review by New York Governor Mario Cuomo would require the state's private schools to report all instances of sexual abuse to the police. The governor's signature would effectively close a loophol
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education) Oakland University has purchased thousands of hockey pucks, not for hockey but to fight off a school shooter when running or hiding is no longer an option. The idea was sparked by
(from ICEF Monitor) A new report, "Deliberate Innovation, Lifetime Education," released by Georgia Tech University proposes new ways to reduce costs, improve effectiveness and increase opportunities and accessibility to
(from Rice University) A checklist that organizations can use when developing, implementing and evaluating employee training programs has recently been developed by researchers at Rice University and the University of Il
(from District Administration) Schools are turning to food and purchasing cooperatives to save five to seven percent on food costs. One school in rural Minnesota, for example, struggled to find healthy and affordable opt
(from EAB) In terms of college admissions, reducing application requirements leads to a significant increases in both applications and yield. This finding holds true across different types of institutions, according to r
(from KRQE) Students displaced by the destructive Camp Fire outside Sacramento, California, have been offered free tuition to nearly 40 Sacramento Catholic schools through the end of the school year. Tuition to these sch
(from Inside Higher Ed) Despite increased discounting, private colleges are expected to see median net tuition grow by 2.8 percent in the current academic year, nearly double the rate of increase for public institutions,
(from EdWeek) A partnership between three independent schools and three universities laid the foundation for the AP tests used widely today. Collaboration between higher ed and K-12 education has been less robust in the
(from the Harvard Business Review) How can schools and other organizations more effectively manage the transfer of knowledge and skills when older employees walk out the door? Organizations worldwide are beginning to con
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(from The Atlantic) Smoke from the latest round of devastating fires in California has forced school closures along with destroying thousands of structures, killing at least 75 people and leaving an estimated 700 others
(from the New York Times) In the largest ever gift of its kind, billionaire Michael Bloomberg has announced plans to donate an additional $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University so that admissions at his alma mater will
