(from the Journal of Accountancy) In 11 questions and answers, the IRS on Monday gave additional guidance to employers, health insurers and plan administrators on how to provide laid-off employees temporary assistance pa
(from CNN) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday changed its masking recommendations as the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread. The agency now recommends that people in areas wit
(from Inside Higher Ed) Colleges and universities have largely returned to in-person tours this summer, but at many institutions, the tours are smaller and more personalized. With fewer people in a group and limited expo
(from the Los Angeles Times) An appeals court last Friday ruled that California state leaders violated the rights of parents by forcing private schools to stay closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the court essential
(from CUPA-HR) On July 20, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Q&A resource that clarifies how OCR interprets schools’ existing obligations under the 2020 amendments to Title IX. The
(From Venable LLP) On July 16, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-30, which provides an updated statement of the correction programs under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS). The updates reflect
(from AICPA) As cryptocurrency and digital assets become more mainstream, independent schools need to consider accepting these assets as part of their donation strategy. A good place to start is to update existing gift a
(from Open Secrets) A deep-pocketed “dark money” group is spending “well over $1 million” on an ad campaign against the inclusion of racial justice topics in K-12 curricula. The funding follows Republican furor over crit
(Medical Lifesciences News) A study published in the Journal of School Health reports on the bus transport experience of an independent school in Virginia. The school monitored 1,154 students with asymptomatic PCR testi
(from the New York Times) In what appeared to be the first ruling upholding a coronavirus vaccine mandate by a university, a federal judge affirmed on Monday that Indiana University could require that its students be vac
(from CNN) The American Academy of Pediatrics released new Covid-19 guidance for schools on Monday that supports in-person learning and recommends universal masking in school of everyone over the age of 2, regardless of
(from the 74 Million) Nationally, public schools lost 3% of their student population last year, much of which was driven by parents holding their kindergartners out a year. The question now is whether the profound frustr
(from Daily Political Press) Boston-based group Parents United asked two organizations working closely with the area’s private schools to limit "biased, inflammatory or age-inappropriate" material. Similar efforts elsewh
(from the Washington Post) Concerns about bias in the workplace, both for- and nonprofit, have been prompting more employees to voice their frustrations and advocate for change. Black women report experiencing the most d
(from the New York Times) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance on Friday urging schools to fully reopen in the fall, even if they cannot take all of the steps the agency recommends to curb
(from Venable) Independent schools can use summer months to prepare for the forthcoming school year in the following ways:
(from CliftonLarsonAllen) Implementation of the FASB revenue recognition standard, Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 606): Revenue from Contracts with Customers, is raising questions and creating challenges in the f
(from the Hill) Minimum wage workers in various parts of the country got a pay increase last Thursday, the first day of the new fiscal year for most state and local governments. The pay raises come just months after Cong
(from ICEF Monitor) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced in late June that it has formally withdrawn a proposed rule change that sought to place term limits on international student visas. The rule would ha
(from FEI Daily) "ESG has become much more important over the past few years," said Tim Gearty, director of Becker Professional Education, which has seen increased demand for professional development around environmental
