(from Venable) A well-drafted enrollment contract serves many purposes: it confirms the tuition obligation, reinforces particular school policies, sets the tone for the relationship between schools and families, and esta
(from CNN) A significant rise in Covid-19 cases and concerns over the fast-spreading Omicron variant is forcing at least four more colleges and universities to move the last days of the fall semester online, including fi
(From NPR) Kronos, a leading workforce management platform, has been hit with a ransomware attack that it says will leave its cloud-based services unavailable for several weeks. The extent to which individual employees a
(from the Associated Press) On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization for 16- and 17-year-olds to get a third dose of the vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech — once they’re si
(from the Washington Post) Schools may be flummoxed about how best to prevent active shooter attacks in the wake of the recent tragedy in Oxford, Michigan, but researchers suggest using a threat assessment system may be
(from the New York Times) New York City unveiled plans on Monday to require on-site employees at all private businesses, from bodegas to multinational banks, to get vaccinated — the most sweeping local mandate in the cou
(From K-12 Dive) Guidance issued last week by the CDC recommends students and staff who have COVID-19 or show signs of symptoms isolate for a full 10 days. The recommendation applies to both vaccinated and unvaccinated p
(From Inside Higher Ed) More than two-thirds of white high school students say they rely on family and friends for help with college admissions. By contrast, only 38% of Black students say their families give them admiss
(from the Washington Post) Schools across the country are dealing with staffing shortages never before experienced by long-term administrators. Parents are servings as substitutes, teachers are doing custodial work and s
(from the 74 Million) During the school shooting earlier this week in Oxford, Michigan, a viral video showed students confused when a voice asked barricaded students to open the door and let him into the room. Students t
(from Venable) In response to the recent worker shortage, many employers have reassessed their recruiting practices, increased wages, implemented hiring bonuses, or installed flexibility incentives to entice workers. Des
(from FEI Daily) As finance professionals across the board begin the process of preparing their annual budgets this fall, many may be asking themselves: Is there a better way? Consider these four practices:
(Society for Human Resources Management) The federal government and some state leaders want to require certain workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (or at least test weekly for COVID-19), while other state l
(From NPR) At a time when more young people identify as nonbinary or transgender, admissions policies at historically women's colleges have loosened to reflect that shift. Hollins University, a historically women's colle
(from Christensen Institute) According to Tyton Partners, roughly 1.5 million students were enrolled in microschools or learning pods this fall. For comparison, roughly 5.7 million students were enrolled in private schoo
(from Forbes) As the pandemic continues to impact the workplace, CFOs need to consider three areas in the coming year.
(From NPR) In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, schools and districts around the country have been canceling classes on short notice. The cancellations aren't directly for COVID-19 quarantines; instead schools are ci
(from Harvard Business Review) There is a widening mismatch between the job environment employees want — and now expect — and the one their organizations have, according research from Boston Consulting Group. Twenty year
(from the New York Times) School nurses, already overworked, increasingly find themselves under fire from parents for enforcing public health rules that they did not make and cannot change. Through the pandemic, nurses h
(From SHRM) As COVID-19 booster shots become available to all adults, employment law attorneys recommend that businesses hold off on mandating booster shots. "Although skepticism abounds about whether the definition of '
