(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
(from Bolton & Company) As unmanned aerial vehicles known as drones proliferate on campuses, independent schools are taking a closer look at how the devices might affect their insurance policies and more. Growing num
(from EdSurge) Google has announced a new search feature where students can type the name of a four-year college or university and get information regarding admissions, costs, students and more. The move builds on the te
(from ERS) Declining or relatively stagnant salaries in most states are making it increasingly difficult for school districts to attract and retain good teachers, according to a new analysis by ERS, a national nonprofit
(from Getting Smart) In an innovative Michigan school district, schools are moving away from time-based courses to competency-based progressions for staff and students. Teachers choose from personalized, proficiency-base
(from Associations NOW) The Department of Labor approved a new set of guidelines in January that changed the rules that distinguish interns from employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The less rigid guidelines mak
(from Forbes) Indepedent school CFOs may never shed responsibilities such as financial sustainability and risk management, but increasingly they must also learn how to persuasively tell the stories behind their actions a
(from NPR) As the number of students with food allergies grows, so does bullying directed at them. A 2014 study found that as many 32 percent of children with food allergies have been bullied at least once, putting press
(from Accounting WEB) Reputational damage is a rising concern for a wide variety of organizations thanks to a confluence of factors including data use in online communications. The European Union's new General Data Prote
Human Resources
Risk Management
(from NPR) The global #MeToo movement has generated a deluge of complaints alleging workplace sexual harassment, and HR departments everywhere are feeling the pain. "It created this HR level of activity like nothing we'
(from the Christensen Institute) The Christensen Institute recently released a white paper based on research at eight school networks that outlines best practices in personalized learning, blended learning and non-tradit
(from FEI Daily) The role of all financial leaders continues to expand, as does the CFO position specifically, as organizations rely on finance to manage or run additional core business functions. According to a recent s
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education—subscriber-only content) The first year is all too often the only year many students spend at their initial colleges, a pattern that plays out at many K-12 schools as well. Before
