(from Quartz) Dramatic physical changes have come slowly to traditional education institutions, but the pace is quickening, as demonstrated in higher education in particular. Rapid innovation out of Silicon Valley lets s
(from the Washington Post) Following a rapid rise in recent years, growth in home schooling among U.S. families appears to have tapered off, according to new data released by the Department of Education's National Center
(from EdSurge) U.S. K-12 computer science education programs will receive more than $300 million in grants from major technology giants over the next five years. Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce have ea
(from HR Dive) An unprecedented five generations of workers will soon be sharing workspaces, challenging employers to strike a balance in accommodating a diverse range of expectations and needs involving working styles,
(from Inside Higher Ed) Cut tuition, raise more money overall? That's the thinking of at at least eight additional colleges and universities whose tuition will drop sharply next year, according to announcements made betw
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(from The Washington Post) In a move that many education institutions are watching closely, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Friday scrapped guidance issued by the Obama Administration in 2011 to better protect victi
(from GuideStar) GuideStar has published its latest large-scale report on nonprofit compensation, drawing data from FY17 from nearly 136,000 positions and nearly 97,000 nonprofits with annual revenues of $200,000 or more
(from EdSurge) Higher education institutions have another tool for engaging students in the application process. Better Make Room, an offshoot of former First Lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher program aimed at widening
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(from the Bolton Blog) Mass shootings in the U.S. have tripled since 2011, posing a growing threat to school campuses. While no amount of preparation can predict what an active shooter might do, schools can take a range
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(from WUSA 9) As if schools don't face enough health and safety concerns regarding artificial turf fields, now add the potential for them being "too hard." Authorities in Washington, D.C., recently shut down or restricte
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(from Deloitte) North American CFOs' assessments of the economic health of their organizations dimmed slightly in the third quarter of 2017, due largely to concerns about U.S. political turmoil, global geopolitical confl
(from the Nonprofit Quarterly) No two independent schools' boards are the same, but some underlying principals can support how effective a board is. The latest report from BoardSource, "Leading with Intent: 2017 National
(from SHRM) September 18 signals the date that employers are required to use the new version of the Form I-9 for new hires only. Despite minimal changes, the new form includes certain updates to specific documents and th
(from the Nonprofit Quarterly) The country's already-gaping racial wealth gap is on track to widen further in the years ahead, adding to the challenges facing independent schools seeking a racially and socioeconomically
(from The Bolton Blog) Independent schools should see warning signs in the recent news involving the potential theft of personal information from 143 million people through the Equifax credit-reporting agency. The scope
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education) Administrators at some colleges and universities are using hard data to measure the financial viability of different academic units. By adding revenues and subtracting direct cost
(from Inside Higher Ed) Barely a third of colleges overall (34 percent) met their enrollment targets for new students by May 1 of this year, down from 37 percent in 2016 and 42 percent in 2015, according to the 2017 Surv
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About 80 percent of schools in Houston opened Monday after a two-week delay caused when Hurricane Harvey drenched the region in late August. The 287 schools in the Houston Independent School District saw an estimated $70
(from Inside Higher Ed) Mount Holyoke, Barnard, Wellesley, Mills and most recently Spelman College are among the women's colleges to adopt admissions policies under which they will extend admissions policies to students
(from the Chicago Tribune) Illinois private schools could benefit from at least half a billion dollars in tax credit-based scholarships over the five years beginning in 2018 under a new state education funding law target
