Facilities
Safety and Security
(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
Cash Management
Financing
(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
Maintenance
Safety and Security
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
(from SHRM) Employers are advised to continue to follow recommended practices for Form I-9 compliance as the federal government begins the six-month wind-down of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the Obama-e
(from The Chronicle of Higher Education) A price drop of more than $16,000 has emerged as a key element of Sweet Briar College's ambitious new plan to overhaul its pricing model, curriculum and calendar. Two years after
(from Business Insider) A study involving 36,000 students upholds personalized learning as a major driver of improvement in reading and math skills. The study spanned five districts across the U.S. for two to three years
(from The Washington Post) Campuses aren't merely protesting against the Trump administration's order to end DACA, the Obama-era program shielding young undocumented immigrants from deportation. In some cases, they're al
(from the Blyth-Templeton Blog) With bullying a rising risk management threat in schools, here's a reminder of the benefits of small classes. The small classroom experience helps fight against aggressive behaviors by cre
(from Inside Higher Ed) Many U.S. colleges and universities are reporting modest to sharp declines in international students this year, in some cases as high as 30 or even 50 percent for new students. Several variables p
(from American School & University) As the Houston area continues to clean up and recover from the flooding and damage inflicted by Hurricane Harvey, the Houston school district has decided to cancel classes for anot
(from The Atlantic) As Houston-area schools struggle to assess the damage of Hurricane Harvey, let alone plan for reopening, administrators face another unusual challenge: managing the emotional impact that extreme event
Crisis Management
Facilities
(from Insurance Journal) Fleets of commercial drones are primed to hover over the destruction from Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey in an unprecedented test of unmanned aircraft’s ability to assess billions of dollars in
