(from Inside Higher Ed) About 11 private colleges are closing each year, a rate expected to near 15 in the years ahead, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service. Continued financial pressures, combined wi
(from Architectural Digest) "The last thing we want is to turn our schools into fortresses," said architect Julia McFadden, who helped design the new Sandy Hook Elementary School. She and other school architects aren't o
(from Inside Higher Ed) Only 44 percent of chief financial officers at private four-year colleges say they're confident that their schools will be financially stable in 10 years, down from 52 percent in 2017 and 54 perce
(from the Enrollment Management Association) "Design thinking," or adopting a design mindset to solve all kinds of problems, can help schools tackle enrollment challenges, says Greg Bamford, head of Watershed School in C
(from Forbes) Every state has an Unclaimed Property Law law that requires financial institutions to report abandoned and unclaimed personal property after a specified time period. In most states, institutions must do thi
(from LinkedIn) Studies show the first 90 days for new hires are a critical period, when they are deciding whether to stay or go. Surveys show almost a third of people who quit their jobs do so in the first six months of
(from CNN Money) In a tightening job market, attracting the best employees is getting tougher. More than perks, organizational culture is what differentiates one place from another, say hiring experts from Glassdoor and
(from Building Design + Construction) Whether activities, discussions or group work, the new emphasis on active learning is getting school architects to think outside the "four walls" and incorporate new factors in desig
(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
