(from EdWeek) Families around the country are finding new options for their children's midday meal thanks to a growing number of delivery options catering to students. Some deliver to the schools, others to homes. As for
(from K-12 Daily) The National Transportation Safety Board’s awaited review of two high-profile school bus crashes in Maryland and Tennessee in 2016 calls for improved district oversight of drivers.
(from Inside Higher Ed) Costing more than 60 percent less than its face-to-face alternative, the online degree program at Berklee College of Music has helped to increase campus enrollment at the Massachusetts school, fro
(from The Verge) The recently passed California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is set to dramatically change how organizations handle data in the most populous state. The legislation is similar to Europe’s new GDPR protect
(from the Boston Business Journal) The first law suit for equal pay under Massachusetts' new Equal Pay Act has been brought by Boston Symphony Orchestra’s top flutist. She is accusing the organization of violating the la
(from Inside Higher Ed) Decision-makers on campus may believe their institution enjoys a higher level of visibility in its own backyard than is likely the case. Market research has helped some colleges and universities s
(from Digiday) The arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation a month ago led to a flurry of activity, clogging email inboxes and flooding people with tracking consent notices. But experts say much of that activit
(from CNBC) Independent schools looking to hire millennials should consider this research nugget: Nearly nine out of 10 of millennials (those between the ages of 22 and 37) would consider taking a pay cut to work at a co
(from Harvard Business Review) Research indicates that employees value two distinct types of respect, which when balanced lead to optimal results in the workplace.
(from the Christensen Institute) Education thought leaders Alana Dunagan and Michael B. Horn argue in a new report that the accreditation process isn't necessary for new and innovative post-secondary schools to succeed.
(from ICEF Monitor) International students' top three factors when deciding to enroll abroad are school reputation, scholarship opportunities and word-of-mouth information, according to a recent study by International St
(from Inside Higher Ed) Massive open online courses are now a little less open, with MOOC provider edX's recent announcement that it is introducing support fees for some of its offerings. On May 3, edX began testing the
(from Nonprofit Quarterly) According to the Council for Aid to Education, a dozen high-dollar donors accounted for almost one-third of the dollars given to colleges in the last year. At the same time, the percentage of a
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education) The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision Tuesday upholding President Trump's travel ban deepens colleges' and boarding schools' anxieties involving their ability to recruit students
(from the American Enterprise Institute) Charitable giving, including gifts to nonprofit independent schools, could drop by $17.2 billion as a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to a recent analysis. The
(from the Washington Post) Seven prominent private schools in the D.C. area plan to eliminate Advanced Placement classes over the next four years, asserting in an unusual joint statement that the program has “diminished
(from WRAL) Some of New York City’s most prestigious private girls schools have begun opening their doors to transgender students. The Brearley School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, among the most academically rigorous
Risk Management
Safety and Security
(from the New York Times) Young soccer players who head the ball are at greater risk of experiencing at least short-term cognitive damage than previously thought. Last month at the annual convention of the American Colle
(from Inside Higher Ed) Growing numbers of U.S. colleges and universities are contracting with companies to recruit for and help manage first-year "pathway" programs for international students who don't meet the criteria
Facilities
Human Resources
(from CUPA-HR) Electricians, carpenters, plumbers and other skilled crafts workers are in high demand on higher-education campuses, a trend that is expected to accelerate in the years ahead. Jobs for this class of worker
