(from NPR) Teachers often struggle with student loans, but they handle the stress in different ways. "I don't ever look at myself as a teacher making enough money to get ahead of the loans that I had to have for the degr
(from the Chronicle of Philanthropy) Nonprofits with large endowments are collecting more than twice as much money as they are spending on grants, facilities, and administrative and other costs, a new data analysis of 1,
(from MLive) Fake emails from the c-suite have cost organizations an estimated $5.3 billion over the last three years, according to Trivalent, a technology-security company. In these emails, which often originate in othe
(from SHRM) In its July 25 request for information on the blocked overtime rule, the Department of Labor invited public input on a number of matters aimed at determining how to set the salary threshold for overtime pay.
(from Inside Higher Ed) College and university chief business officers increasingly agree that higher education is in financial crisis, with growing numbers losing faith in the convention that increased enrollment is key
(from Reuters) The U.S. Department of Labor yesterday called for public comments on the Obama Administration's proposed changes to the overtime threshold, considered the first steps in revoking or revising the rule. The
(from The Chronicle of Higher Education) Median spending on administrative staff at small liberal-arts colleges is about 64 cents for every dollar spent on instructional staff, finds a new study by the American Council o
(from ICEF Monitor) A global survey of parents with at least one child 23 or younger finds growing interest in online learning. In the most recent Value of Education study from HSBC, 60 percent of nearly 8,500 parents in
(from The Chronicle of Higher Education) Campus construction often leads to tearing down old buildings and building new, but an alternative at Goucher College takes the form of recycling. Seeking to modernize elements of
(from Seyfarth) Effective September 18, all U.S. employers must use a revised version of Form I-9 to verify identity and employment authorization of new hires. Issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on J
(from Bloomberg) Confirming what many independent schools are experiencing first-hand, a major study from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that fewer students from median-income families are enrolling at in
(from Schola Inbound Marketing) These four best practices are vital to sustaining healthy student enrollment and encourage proactive and strategic thinking, according to Schola Inbound Marketing:
(from The Journal) Are student performance and learning improving with increased use of technology in your school? The U.S. Department of Education commissioned the creation of an online tool — the Ed Tech RCE Coach — th
(from Nonprofit Times) A sizable majority of nonprofits (81 percent) say that growth as an organization is very or extremely important, according to a recent study by Abila, a nonprofit software firm. Eighty percent of r
(from Fast Company) Not many job seekers want to discuss what they made at their last job, according to the latest Glassdoor survey of 2,224 U.S. workers over 18. More than half (53%) said employers should not ask candid
(from NPR) As unemployment falls and fewer people look for jobs, recruiters are using increasingly aggressive and innovative approaches to get the attention of potential job candidates. One such approach involves geofenc
(from Wired) Some high school and college students in even the most rigorous STEM-related classes are cheating by way of an artificial intelligence program called Wolfram/Alpha, said to be faster than a tutor, more relia
(from the Washington Post) Despite the president's temporary travel ban, international students seem as interested in studying in the United States as they were two years ago, a national study of admissions officers has
(from EdSurge) As independent schools rethink the traditional classroom model of fixed rows of desks facing a podium or desk, they can learn from other institutions that have moved ahead in reconfiguring old classrooms.
(from Fisher Phillips) Use of the E-Verify system is voluntary for employers unless mandated under state or local law. But Congress is considering legislation not only to mandate the system for all employers, but to also
