(from Schwartz Hannum PC) As the FDA approves broader and non-emergency uses for the various COVID-19 vaccines, some states will likely amend their laws requiring vaccines for school-age children to include vaccination f

(from Venable) If you are an employer requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for employees returning to the office, you have the important task of abiding by an interactive process when handling the imminent accommodation reques

(from Associations NOW) Ten years ago, consultants Harrison Coerver and Mary Byers published their book, Race for Relevance, which argued that the optimal size of a board is five members. In the new revised edition of Ra

(from the Washington Post) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for a Pennsylvania cheerleader whose profane off-campus rant cost her a spot on the squad, saying the punishment violated her First Amendment rights. The co

(from CliftonLarsonAllen) Unrelated business income (UBI) is expected to get more attention in IRS examinations. The IRS Exempt Organization Division was recently given a report card that showed “needs improvement,” for

(from the New York Times) Brown University economist Emily Oster has become something of a lodestar for many affluent parents when it comes to making decisions about schooling during the pandemic, as well as other parent

This spring, NBOA engaged engineers and industrial hygienists from Environmental Health & Engineering to provide an update to the "Operating Guidance for Independent School Pandemic Management: COVID-19 Field Guide."

The Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) has approved the use of NBOA’s Practical Guidance for Independent School Business Operations in CAIS accreditation, beginning with fall 2022 visits.  

(from the 74 Million) Title IX’s protections against sexual discrimination and violence extend to gay and transgender students, the U.S. Department of Education announced this past Wednesday. Acting on statements Educati

(from CUPA-HR) As Congress prepares to vote on legislation establishing June 19, Juneteenth, as a federal holiday, we are exploring ways institutions can observe this momentous occasion in U.S. history. Juneteenth is the

(From Journal of Accountancy) Congress introduced bipartisan legislation last Friday to recognize accounting as part of the STEM programs in schools. The Accounting STEM Pursuit Act would amend the Student Support and Ac

(from Venable) For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has implemented a comprehensive COVID-19 workplace safety standard that employers m

(From US News) The country's public school system closed in on nearly 100% of K-8 schools offering some type of in-person instruction in April, according to new federal data collected by the Institute for Education Scien

(from CNN) A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Houston Methodist Hospital by employees who opposed a Covid-19 vaccine mandate as a condition of employment. The workers claimed the Covid-19 vaccines used in the US wer

(from EdSurge) Big school systems such as Los Angeles, Houston and Las Vegas, as well as mid-sized and small districts are keeping their virtual learning programs in place post-pandemic. They want neither the students th

(from Inside Higher Ed) Some universities are raising their minimum wages to $15. This trend follows in the wake of the Fight for $15 campaign launched in 2012 to raise the wages of service workers and a school year with

(from the New York Times) A study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday indicated that the hospitalization rate for Covid-19 in adolescents was about three times greater than hospitalizati

(from Edutopia and K-12 Dive) Most schools operate under heteronormative cultures, writes international school principal Jeremy Majeski, but schools can modify paperwork to allow parents to identify who they are in relat

(from FEI Daily) Even before the pandemic, the accounts payable (AP) function was already a strong candidate for automation — with time-consuming manual processes and high risk of human error, the opportunity to improve

(From Tech Republic) While the rate of employees quitting their jobs remained steady through the pandemic at around 2.4%, more people are ready to leave both pandemic restrictions and their current jobs behind in 2021, a