Trump's “Executive Order on Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty,” issued on Thursday, May 4, mandates that the IRS not enforce the Johnson Amendment, which forbids tax-exempt religious nonprofits from engaging in
Under the Obama administration, the Office of Civil Rights sought to strengthen the reinforcement of Title IX, but the OCR's newly appointed acting head, Candice Jackson, is unlikely to do the same. The new leadership wi
Medical research has long shown that good nutrition leads to better cognitive development in children, but until now had not established direct links between school lunches and academic test scores. A new study of Califo
Can a revamped academic focus strengthen rural schools — and their local economies as well? Independent schools that are struggling to attract new generations of students to their rural or small-town campuses might find
More international students attend the overseas satellite campuses of British independent schools than attend schools in the UK proper, according to the annual census of the Independent Schools Council. With a growing pr
Despite offering steep tuition discounts to more students, many small, private colleges are not only losing net tuition revenue but also failing to yield sufficiently large enrollment increases to make up for the losses,
Boards and Trustees
Risk Management
Two former heads of school at Choate Rosemary Hall resigned as "life trustees" from the school's board late last week in response to a report alleging sexual abuse by 12 former faculty during the heads' combined tenure f
Risk Management
Technology
From phishing scams and ransomware attacks to many other unauthorized data breaches, dozens of security breaches involving public schools are detailed on "the K-12 Cyber Incident Map" of the United States. The map tracks
It's not just the admissions office that should be reaching out to prospective students — nor just during the late-winter and spring yield season. From "the signage that directs visitors to parking on campus or the strea
There's fundraising potential in millennial alumni, parents and other members of independent school communities. The trick is reaching them — which requires "becom[ing] part of their digital landscape," according to Todd
Rapid changes in technology require teachers to know not only how to use the tools that are available now, but also to be able to see the untapped potential of new technologies. At Saint Leo University in Florida, a gra
Accounting
Human Resources
Even as they've been automated more functions, many accounting and finance teams report being understaffed, according to a study called Benchmarking the Accounting & Finance Function 2017. Two factors for the trend i
Employment
Risk Management
Most independent schools voluntarily subject job applicants to background checks, but proposed legislation in Connecticut would require it, holding private schools to the same regulations that took effect last July 1 for
Employment
Human Resources
So much for job-hopping. College-educated millennial employees — those born between 1981 and 1998 — are more likely to stick with their employers than members of Generation X were at the same age. According to data from
Chances continue to dim for new overtime rules that would make more workers eligible for overtime. In the latest blow to regulations released by the Obama administration last May, and then blocked in November, the Depart
As independent schools reconfigure their libraries to support more digital materials and learning habits, some college libraries are nearly doing away with books altogether. At the University of California Berkeley, two
Despite declines in some areas, the U.S. teaching workforce grew 46 percent between the school years ending 1988 and 2012, according to a significant new study based on data from the Schools and Staffing Survey. Growth a
Accounting
Cash Management
Finance executives want to improve their processes for monthly reporting, budget and forecasting, and cash flow management, but barely half of them budgeted funding for new accounting, finance or reporting software in 20
CFOs looking for credible, independent financial information may want to reconsider some of what they've read on top-rated financial news sites. The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that sites including F
Leadership
Risk Management
The release last week of a 50-page report documenting decades of sexual abuse at a Connecticut boarding school underscores a profound shift in how independent schools are handling such allegations. Whereas incidents in t
