(from the New York Times) Confusion over actual college costs and concerns over mounting student loans have inspired bipartisan legislation — three bills, in fact — aimed at making the cost of higher education more clear
(from Brookings) Minority teachers are underrepresented across much of the United States, including in areas populated heavily with students who tend to benefit most from having minority teachers — students of African Am
(from the Santa Fe New Mexican) Some independent schools in smaller markets are adopting new strategies to strengthen enrollment despite relatively stagnant local economic growth. In 2013, for instance, Santa Fe Preparat
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(from Accounting Today) Safety and recovery are paramount when a natural disaster strikes campus, but independent shool business officers must also worry about the financial reporting implications of damage claims to ins
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(from the Chronicle of Higher Education) Motivated by horrific mass-shootings on educational campuses in recent years, at least 900 colleges and universities have formed campus "threat-assessment teams" to prevent studen
(from Guidestar) Data-sharing is increasingly important to nonprofit organizations such as independent schools for the simple reason that sharing quality data helps to tell the organization's story to a broader audience.
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education) Add the "lazy river" to the new high-end amenities appearing on college and university campuses in bids not only to attract students seeking escapes from academia, but also to kee
(from Associations Now) A majority of nonprofit organizations rely on an overly casual onboarding process for new board members, hindering the overall board's ability to play a strong strategic role in leading the organi
(from Lockton) Even excluding the ongoing fires in Northern California, the cumulative "insurable loss" from recent storms including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria could be as high as $120 billion, leading to eventual
(from the Hechinger Report) A growing number of small, private, highly tuition-dependent higher-education organizations are teaming up with neighboring schools in a bid to reduce operational costs while expanding offerin
(from The Post and Courier) Enrollment in U.S. private schools increased 7 percent nationally, to just over 4.9 million, between 2013 and 2015, according to the 2015-2016 survey by the U.S. Department of Education's Nati
(from ISM) Is it time to rethink "category discounts," such as automatic tuition breaks for siblings of existing students and for children of faculty and staff? One argument says that when such discounts are offered to f
(from HR Dive) Cost-control is the top concern among employment benefits administrators this open-enrollment season. Regardless of an independent school's health insurance plan, costs almost always rise and schools often
(from The Sacramento Bee) California Democrats, Republicans and independents alike show support for offering tax credits or vouchers so low-income families can send their children to independent or religious schools, acc
(from the Atlantic) Alumni and other would-be donors are taking an increasingly critical look at their alma maters' endowments and fundraising campaigns, especially in the case of "elite" institutions that in some cases
(from Seyfarth Shaw) Homicide is the number-one cause of death for women in the workplace and the third overall cause for all workers. Employers should create and enforce policies to prevent acts of workplace violence, w
(from Inside Higher Ed) This week's mass shootings in Las Vegas have prompted university scholars to renew efforts calling for shifts in federal policy to fund research on gun violence. In more than 40 years, the Nationa
(from EducationNext) Low-income students who enroll in independent schools are more likely to go to college: So concludes a study of more than 10,000 low-income students who used public vouchers to attend independent sch
(from Bloomberg Quint) Kenyon College ($75 million), Oglethorpe University ($50 million) and Dakota State University ($30 million) are among the small higher-ed institutions that have received significant donations in re
(from Schwartz Hannum) With the Trump Administration planning to unwind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), independent schools that have employees or students affected by the program should ensure
