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Strategies for Hiring After School Programs Staff

(from EdWeek) Roughly three-quarters of after-school program providers who answered a recent survey from Edge Research for the Afterschool Alliance said they’re struggling to hire or retain staff. Suburban program provid

3/4 College Presidents Optimistic About Financial Future

(from Inside Higher Ed) Inside Higher Ed’s 2022 Survey of College and University Presidents finds that university and college presidents are generally upbeat and confident that their institutions are prepared for what’s

Stay Interviews May Prevent Employee Exits

(from the Society for Human Resource Management) Human resource professionals are finding that "stay" interviews, which are conducted with current employees to gauge their job satisfaction, are the perfect antidote to ex

Discussing the War in Ukraine with Students

(from EdWeek) As the media covers the Russian invasion of Ukraine, children and adults alike may be seeing images of buildings exploding in fire, people bloodied and injured from missile attacks, and fearful children and

CDC Changes Mask Guidance for Schools

(from the 74 Million) School districts in areas where COVID risk is low or medium may now drop masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last Friday afternoon. It’s a major departure from the agency

Financial State of the Industry Report Now Available

(from NBOA) NBOA released its latest Financial State of the Industry report, which examines data from the past two school years (2019-2021). The report draws from a greatly expanded data set, thanks to a data collection

New Report on Independent School Endowments

(from Pensions & Investments) Independent school endowments returned an average net 25.8% for the fiscal year ended June 30, according to an annual study from Commonfund Institute and the National Business Officers A

Employment Screening Trends for 2022

(From SHRM) As millions of workers have quit their jobs during the Great Resignation and employers compete to fill open positions, the subsequent surge in hiring has led to a boom in employment background checks. HR expe

States Push for Financial Literacy Classes

(From The Washington Post) In an effort to improve students’ understanding of how to manage their personal finances, Florida lawmakers are considering making a financial literacy course a requirement for high school grad

Virtual School Enrollment Increases as Experts Debate Staying Power

(From The Washington Post) In many states, virtual charter schools drove the outsize growth in charter school enrollment during the 2020-2021 academic year, according to a report from the National Alliance for Public Cha

College Endowments Return 30.6% for Fiscal 2021, Study Shows

(From Forbes) The booming stock market of late 2020 and early 2021 produced an exceptional year for college endowments of all sizes, according to a new report by TIAA and the National Association of College and Universit

Legal Counsel Can Provide Shelter for HR Matters

(from Venable) Besides receiving what is hoped to be sound and constructive advice, the use of legal counsel by human resources (HR) departments and in-house counsel on HR matters may have the additional benefit of prote

6 Tactics To Improve Your Use of School Data

(from NACUBO) The National Association of College and University Business Officers convened six leaders to discuss how their use of data has changed since the pandemic began. The conclusion was the need to use data to su

Protecting Data at Independent Schools

(from Venable) Independent schools hold a significant amount of data. Information regularly collected by schools includes Social Security numbers, financial aid information, student medical information, and donor informa

CFO Key To Bolstering Cleveland District Schools

(from EdWeek) In the early days of the pandemic, Derek Richey, the chief financial officer of the Cleveland School District, created a doomsday plan in case a financial levy failed, to cut nearly 12% of the district’s $1

Video Increases Donor Engagement, Studies Show

(from the Chronicle of Philanthropy) Two new studies from the Lilly School at Indiana University make the case for nonprofits to boost investments technology, including video and social media, to attract and retain donor

Administration's Response to Racist Texts Sparks Campus Uproar

(from Inside Higher Ed) Racist text messages from one Occidental College student to another — including one declaring, “all Asian people need to die” — have created a firestorm at the private liberal arts college, with m

FDA Review of COVID Vaccine for Children Under 5 Paused

(from EdWeek) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has canceled a meeting of its vaccine advisory committee, which was scheduled for this week. The panel of independent experts was going to consider whether to recommend

Tips for Responding to Anger, Frustration Among Staff

(From Harvard Business Review) Handling incidences of employee frustration in a team is a normal part of any manager’s job. Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed schools across the country online, leaders are faci

Workers Care More About Flexible Hours Than Remote Work, Study Finds

(From The Wall Street Journal) In a sign of just how popular hybrid arrangements have become in the second year of the pandemic, 95% percent of people surveyed want flexible hours, compared with 78% of workers who want l

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