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Fewer Students Pursuing Careers in Education

(From CNN) As schools scramble to find enough substitute teachers to keep classrooms running through the latest surge of the coronavirus, some experts warn there are longer-term problems with the teacher pipeline. For on

States Loosen Masking, Contact Tracing Requirements

(From Edweek) The wide availability of vaccines and the apparent cresting of a steep wave of new virus cases has led leaders in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon to call for ending universal school mask requir

How are Schools Spending COVID Funds?

(From Chalkbeat) While some districts have laid out detailed plans for how they intend to use federal COVID relief funds, others are much more vague, according to Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab, a school

U.S. Employee Engagement Drops for First Time in a Decade

(From SHRM) For the first year in more than a decade, the percentage of engaged workers in the U.S. declined in 2021. According to Gallup, only 34% of the 57,022 full- and part-time employees surveyed by the analytics an

Tips for Building a Better Communications Strategy

(From Inside Higher Ed) The way schools are managing their organization's social media strategy has changed over the course of the pandemic, opening the door for new approaches to video content that can take prospective

New Podcast: Learning from Pandemic Innovations

(from Teibel Educational Consulting) NBOA President and CEO Jeff Shields spoke with educational consultant Howard Teibel on the "Navigating Change" podcast about what independent schools have learned in the past two year

Pfizer-BioNTech To Seek Emergency Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine for Children under 5

(from the Washington Post) Coronavirus vaccines for children younger than 5 could be available far sooner than expected — perhaps by the end of February — under a plan that would lead to the potential authorization of a

AICPA Issues New Guidance for Cryptocurrency Accounting

(From Accounting Today) The question of how to account for digital assets has emerged as a challenging one for accountants as use of cryptocurrencies becomes increasingly common. To help accountants and auditors in this

Schools Form Hydroelectric Power Consortium

(from Gravity Renewables) A consortium of seven independent Rhode Island schools and one industrial arts education center has partnered a national owner, operator, and developer of small hydroelectric power plants, Gravi

Alternative Employer Benefits to Attract and Retain Talent

(From PRSA) As employers prepare for another year impacted by the “Great Resignation,” it’s important to prioritize the employee experience as a way to attract and retain workers. Molly Eyerman, founder and CEO of VIVO G

OSHA Vaccine Mandate Withdrawn — What's Next?

(from Society of Human Resources Management) OSHA has withdrawn its emergency temporary standard that would require employees of large employers to either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or regularly test. Because the Su

The SAT Will Go Entirely Digital by 2024

(From NPR) On Tuesday, the College Board announced that the SAT will be taken digitally beginning in 2023 for international students and beginning in 2024 for U.S.-based students. Organizers say this will give test-taker

Ransomware Hackers Call Students Demanding Payment

(from NBC News) Ransomware hackers have taken to threatening not just schools but students enrolled at them if schools do not pay ransoms for school data that they "hold hostage." Ransomware hackers have littered the dar

Federal Rollout of Free N95 Masks Begins

(from CNN) Just as free COVID-19 tests are landing in the mailboxes of people who ordered them, the first free N95 masks for the public have started to arrive at U.S. pharmacies, with more on the way in the coming days.

Substitute Teacher Shortage Prompts Short-Term Solutions

(From K-12 Dive) In New Mexico, National Guard members and state workers are being encouraged to volunteer to become licensed substitute teachers and child care workers. It's the latest state to float an unorthodox solut

Colleges Adjust Rules on COVID Isolation

(From Inside Higher Ed) Differing guidance has emerged for when college students testing positive for covid-19 should be able to break their isolation. Last week, the American College Health Association’s (ACHA) COVID-19

New EMA Podcast Episode on Tuition Discounting

(from the Enrollment Management Association) The Enrollment Management Association (EMA) Enrollment Spectrum podcast just released an episode on tuition discounting, with guests from the NBOA staff: Executive Vice Presid

Social Media Risks for Independent Schools

(from Venable) Increasingly, employees, students, alumni, and parents at independent schools have taken to social media to air their grievances, express political views, and discuss their opinions regarding school closin

Data Show No "Big Quit" for Teachers, but Rather Specific Shortages

(from the 74 Million)  Just because school districts have more job openings than normal, that does not mean they’re facing the same labor challenges across the board. When researchers Dan Goldhaber and Trevor Gratz scrap

Key CFO Responsibilities in the New Year

(from FEI Daily) Some responsibilities are new and extremely important to a CFO’s role now, such as meeting diversity requirements and planning for ESG disclosures. Three other priorities are: 

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