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Later Start Times Now, Less Schoolwork Next?

(from the Los Angeles Times) California middle and high schools will soon be prohibited from starting classes before 8:30 a.m., a move intended to help students get more rest and better deal with stress in general. But s

Income Segregation in Schools on the Rise

(from Harvard EdCast) Rates of enrollment at private schools are declining, and — like public schools — those schools are becoming increasingly segregated by income, according to the latest research from Stanford and Har

4 Steps to Prevent Sexual Harassment on Campus

(from CUPA-HR) School HR professionals can take these four steps to mitigate risk related to sexual misconduct and harassment on campus, according to Lynn Clements, formerly with the EEOC and current director of regulato

What Millennial Parents Want

(from Schola Inbound Marketing) Millennials currently hold more purchasing power than any other generation, and understanding their outlooks and habits can help independent schools connect with them, according to a schoo

British International Schools Booming

(from the Daily Mail) British independent schools are experiencing "huge demand" abroad. Eleven international British private schools have opened their doors in the last academic year, and a further 18 will open in the n

Private School Party Culture Has Changed

(from the Baltimore Sun) Many who attended independent schools in the 1980s say that the drinking and party culture described in the Ford-Kavanaugh hearings was familiar. However, it's likely that much has changed then,

Florida Students Required to Disclose Mental Health

(from Kaiser Health News) A Florida law passed in a rush following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, last year included a provision that students must now report treatment for any me
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School-Wide Change that Sticks

(from Global Online Academy) Faculty and staff wary of large-scale school changes have a case of "solutionitis," according to a new book, "Learning to Improve: How America’s Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better." Ame

New Rules for Wellness Programs

(from NPR) New rules regarding wellness programs will take effect January 1, 2019. Employers may offer smaller financial incentives for wellness program participation, following a ruling earlier this year that questioned

Tax Breaks for Private School Scholarships--Who Benefits?

(from EdWeek) A new Government Accountability Office report analyzes what kind of students and donors benefit from state-level tax breaks for private school scholarships. The report analyzed 22 programs in 18 states that

Enrollment Targets: Too Few, Too Late

(from Insider Higher Ed) Not only are a majority of colleges not filling their new classes by the traditional target date of May 1, but they are failing to do so by June 1 as well, according to the 2018 Survey of College

From Tuition-Based to Philanthropy-Based Financing

(from Nonprofit Quarterly) St. John’s College, a private liberal arts college with campuses in Santa Fe and Annapolis, is slashing its annual tuition from $52,000 to $35,000 this next school year, with plans to make up t

School's Response to Extreme Weather

(from CUPA-HR) In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey last year, Houston Community College took a number of steps to ease the pain of its students, faculty and staff. HCC set up donation sites, manned by staff and faculty

Charitable Giving Down in 2018

(from the NonProfit Times) The overall number of donors giving in 2018 compared to 2017 was down 6.3 percent in the first quarter and 6.6 percent in the second quarter, according to the Growth in Giving Database, which t

Cloud Computing Top Business Risk

(from Gartner) Cloud-managed service providers are predicted to triple by 2020, as they become increasingly integral to business processes.

Tactics for Boosting School Lunch

(from Food Management) Schools are using a variety of tactics to increase the appeal of healthy school meals. A recent survey of School Nutrition Association members shows that nearly three-quarters are offering taste te

CFOs Drive Data-Driven Decisions

(from Wealth Professional) CFOs today are involved in or make more decisions outside their traditional finance role, according to a new study by the consulting firm Accenture. Finance leaders are becoming the digital ste

Small College's Unlikely Comeback

(from Nonprofit Quarterly) Trustees of Sweet Briar College, a small liberal arts institution in rural Virginia, voted to close the college in 2015, but a fierce alumni response prevented the shuttering. This year, enroll

Ontario Independent Schools Grow 25%

(from the Toronto Sun) The number of independent schools in Ontario, Canada increased by 25 percent from 2005-06 to 2015-16 (the latest available data), while the number of public schools remained flat. Public school enr

10 Years Later, Wealth Has Shifted Sharply

(from the New York Times) Roughly a decade after the Great Recession, a widening economic divide affirms what independent schools are seeing in their applications and financial aid budgets: For many in the "middle class,