(from EAB's Enrollment Blog) Texting tends to be more effective than email in getting students' attention — studies show text open rates as high as 98 percent — but schools should be aware of five common pitfalls in how
(various sources) Efforts in different states to combat student-on-student bullying are playing out in legislation that could hold schools — including private schools, in at least one state — accountable for working hard
(from EdSurge) Getting students to weigh in on classroom design can help them learn how to problem-solve as well as create more effective learning spaces, according to Rebecca Hare, a St. Louis design teacher who also se
(from NACUBO) Net tuition revenue at U.S. colleges and universities slowed again in the 2017-18 school year as institutions gave larger grants to a greater share of students than ever. The 2017 NACUBO Tuition Discounting
(from ICEF Monitor) Social media strategies need regular tune-ups to keep pace with fast-moving and mobile audiences, and these days there is no better example of this than Instagram, a photo and video-sharing service th
(from the New York Times) Maryland could become the first state to address parental concerns about computer screen time for children in the classroom. Legislation passed this month would require state education officials
(from Harvard Business Review) If you don't give your best employees opportunities to learn and grow, they will likely either leave for new opportunities or even worse, mail it in. The human brain is designed to learn, n
(from The Hechinger Report) A looming teacher shortage is sending more retired teachers back to the classroom, especially for high-need courses with which those educators may have had little previous experience. The prob
(from PIE News) China’s outbound student numbers are showing few signs of slowing down, with the Chinese Ministry of Education recording a total of 608,400 study abroad students in 2017, an 11.7 percent increase on 2016
(from Inside Higher Ed) A high-profile multiyear tuition freeze, which began in 2013 and is slated to continue through 2020, has catapulted Purdue University to the top of many observers’ lists of well-managed public uni
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(from EDspaces Insights) Today's nationwide school walkout to stop gun violence, held on the 19th anniversary of the killings of 13 people at Columbine High School, coincides with growing scrutiny of schools' safety prot
(from ICEF Monitor) Certificates, badges and micro-credentials are among the strategies growing numbers of educational institutions are offering to both help students prepare for a shifting workforce and become potential
(from CUPA HR) The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has issued a fact sheet clarifying certain issues with respect to how the "white collar" exemptions to federal overtime pay requirements apply to teaching a
(from Inside Higher Ed) Educational institutions are struggling to keep up with students' expectations for wireless internet service that is fast, free and ubiquitous. At Elon University, one solution involved creating t
(from Inside Higher Ed) Lawrence University embarked on an ambitious plan in 2014 to join the exclusive ranks of so-called full-need colleges -- those that provide financial aid to cover all tuition and fees for admitted
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education - subscription-only content) From self-adjusting irrigation systems to chatbots that answer students' questions through texing, artificial intelligence technologies are transformin
(from the Washington Post) A ruling Monday that employers cannot justify paying a woman less than a man doing similar work because of her salary history. The decision could further narrow the wage gap between the sexes.
(from ICEF Monitor) It can seem harder than ever to get the attention of potential students, but even schools with lean marketing budgets can tap strategies like these:
(from the Source) Vendor contracts can apply to a broad range of operations at independent schools, including transportation, food service, construction, design, facilities management and office supplies. Best-in-class c
(from SHRM) A majority of workplaces are using biometric authentication technology, often opting for the likes of facial and voice recognition over good old-fashioned passwords, which are considered more vulnerable to co
