(from RealClearEducation) For people in higher education, the news that Purdue University, Indiana’s public land-grant university, will buy Kaplan University, an online for-profit school, was an earthquake whose tremors
[from Bakersfield.com] The recent and seemingly commonplace barrage of school violence and threats puts into sharp focus the need for increased safety and security measures in schools. It is becoming more important for t
[from Inside Higher Ed] The financial fortunes of large and small private universities are veering in opposite directions, with small colleges under growing pressure, according to research released Monday by Moody’s Inve
[from Gulf Business] Up to 30 percent of private schools in Saudi Arabia may have to close as a consequence of the Tadaruj system, which prevents the registration of any school that operates in a building not originally
[from the Chronicle of Philanthropy] Returns ranged from tepid to dismal in 2016 for most nonprofit endowments. Despite being optimistic about the markets in 2017 and confident about long-term investment prospects, endow
[from Inside Higher Ed] The University of Pennsylvania started using a new approach to the first review of applications in 2013. It's called the "committee-based" system and it is designed to make it possible to review i
[from the Washington Post] The just-concluding academic year has been a coming-of-age story of sorts for Ron Brown College Preparatory High School. It opened in August in Northeast Washington’s Deanwood neighborhood as t
[from Insurancejournal.com] Total aggregated economic losses from severe weather in the U.S. during May was set to exceed $4 billion, while public and private insurers face a combined payout approaching an estimated $3 b
Employee Benefits
Human Resources
[from Nonprofitquarterly.com] According to a recent study by the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of privately insured American adults age
Employee Benefits
Labor Law
Effective June 9, U.S. retirement plan advisors must make investment recommendations that are in the best interest of plan participants, may receive only reasonable compensation and may not provide misleading information
The United States may be the world's wealthiest economy, but you wouldn't know it from teacher pay. Research from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reveals that the average new U.S. teacher makes
Harvard University's decision to rescind admissions offers to at least 10 prospective fall freshmen adds to the growing list of reasons for independent schools to educate students about appropriate usage of social media
In a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would not affirm that the Department of Education will challenge discrimination against LGBTQ students. DeVos answered questions about the Trum
The University of Missouri system faces steep reductions in state funding as well as a 7 percent decline in enrollment since 2015. Furthermore, facilities maintenance costs are expected to rise by $15 million. The system
Every nonprofit school needs a rainy day "reserve" fund for cash flow emergencies, but what feels like financial security can morph into poor financial stewardship if some of the money could be better used serving consti
More than 2.09 million members of the U.S. high school class of 2016 (64 percent of graduates) took the ACT test last year, compared with 1.64 million taking the College Board's SAT. Introduced in 1959, the ACT has the a
Looking for the most cost-effective way to improve high school students' outcomes? Let them sleep until 8 a.m., and start the school day well after then, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. In a study of fre
Risk Management
Technology
Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, stores digital information across networks of millions of computers rather than in a database. Touted as secure and efficient, it is making financial waves that some experts say
Password managers help web users protect themselves against security breaches by offering stronger encryption, mobile support and multi-factor identification--a two-step sign-in process, often requiring both a password a
Some school districts that can't find enough qualified teachers are using third-party recruiters and state agencies to hire teachers abroad. An added benefit is that international teachers expose students to different cu
