(from Jill Goodman Consulting) School leaders who overlook grandparents in their marketing, admissions, and retention and development efforts do it at their peril. In the last 10 years, consultant Jill Goodman has seen a
(from Nonprofit Quarterly) As of Friday, May 25, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations are in effect. GDPR is a new set of regulations that require organizations to protect the personal data of EU citizens if that
(from Inside Higher Ed) Guaranteed admission to a top college: That's the "Fairmont College Promise" from Fairmont Private Schools/Fairmont Preparatory Academy in Orange County. A press release last week said the school'
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(from the Washington Post) Most independent schools are wary of momentum to arm teachers, and insurers are adding to their reasons why. Many insurers are balking at covering schools that allow teachers to bear arms, othe
(from EdSurge) In an environment of 21st century demand from tech-hungry students, educators are largely stuck with out-of-date or insufficient training to keep up with demand. Particularly in the area of computer scienc
(from EdSpaces) Creating a maker space for your schools might seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. First articulate your vision for the space and outline your goals. These steps will help you answer othe
(from ICEF Monitor) The number of international students holding F-1 and M-1 visas in the U.S. declined by .5 percent in the last year, according to the latest report from SEVIS (the Student and Exchange Visitor Program
(from Getting Smart) May is teacher appreciation month and a time when many teachers begin to pack up and leave a school for good. Often teachers who leave a school do so not because they don't enjoy teaching but because
(from RealClear Education) The price of college is too expensive compared to the value of degree, according to nearly three quarters of college trustees in a recent survey. More than 90 percent said they believe that the
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education - subscriber-only content) Flexible, sustainable and often more affordable than ground-up construction, factory-built modular construction is finding its place on more educational
(from NPR) School officials are acting with caution ahead of the second season of the Netflix drama "13 Reasons Why," which premieres this week. The first season, which centered on the suicide of a high school student, t
(from Educational Leadership) Schools should undertake "a vigorous, systematic, and unapologetic effort to recruit" people to the teaching profession, according to Zachary Herrmann, a program director at the University o
(from Slate) An institution is only as strong as its neighborhood: That's the thinking at growing numbers of colleges and universities (and independent schools) that are purchasing off-campus properties to simultaneously
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education) Second only to data analysts, colleges and universities are hiring campus police and public-safety personnel at a rate faster than any other position, according to the College and
(from Nonprofit Quarterly) Michele Braun, director of the Institute for Managing Risk at the Manhattanville School of Business, argues that if nonprofits do not take any risks at all, they cannot grow, adapt or respond t
(from ICEF Monitor) After a marginal decline in 2017, international enrollment in independent secondary schools in the UK rebounded to report year-over-year growth of 4.5 percent. In absolute terms, foreign students with
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education) For more than 10 years, Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon was lauded as a visionary leader who fundamentally changed the direction and perception of the universit
(from the Enrollment Management Association) It is possible to get international students without traveling. However, it is much more difficult to have a diverse international population or a consistent and steady pipeli
(from ASCD's Educational Leadership) We know that teachers are the single greatest in-school factor influencing children's academic achievement. So why is it that so few schools fail to translate this acknowledgment into
(from Accounting Today) The impact on the accounting profession of technologies like robotic process automation, artificial intelligence and blockchain over the next five years will be nothing short of profound, accordin
