(from the Chronicle of Higher Education) Oakland University has purchased thousands of hockey pucks, not for hockey but to fight off a school shooter when running or hiding is no longer an option. The idea was sparked by
(from ICEF Monitor) A new report, "Deliberate Innovation, Lifetime Education," released by Georgia Tech University proposes new ways to reduce costs, improve effectiveness and increase opportunities and accessibility to
(from Rice University) A checklist that organizations can use when developing, implementing and evaluating employee training programs has recently been developed by researchers at Rice University and the University of Il
(from District Administration) Schools are turning to food and purchasing cooperatives to save five to seven percent on food costs. One school in rural Minnesota, for example, struggled to find healthy and affordable opt
(from EAB) In terms of college admissions, reducing application requirements leads to a significant increases in both applications and yield. This finding holds true across different types of institutions, according to r
(from KRQE) Students displaced by the destructive Camp Fire outside Sacramento, California, have been offered free tuition to nearly 40 Sacramento Catholic schools through the end of the school year. Tuition to these sch
(from Inside Higher Ed) Despite increased discounting, private colleges are expected to see median net tuition grow by 2.8 percent in the current academic year, nearly double the rate of increase for public institutions,
(from EdWeek) A partnership between three independent schools and three universities laid the foundation for the AP tests used widely today. Collaboration between higher ed and K-12 education has been less robust in the
(from the Harvard Business Review) How can schools and other organizations more effectively manage the transfer of knowledge and skills when older employees walk out the door? Organizations worldwide are beginning to con
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(from The Atlantic) Smoke from the latest round of devastating fires in California has forced school closures along with destroying thousands of structures, killing at least 75 people and leaving an estimated 700 others
(from the New York Times) In the largest ever gift of its kind, billionaire Michael Bloomberg has announced plans to donate an additional $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University so that admissions at his alma mater will
(from the American Academy of Pediatrics) The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its 2010 guidance on the care of sport-related concussions. One of the more important changes is the encouragement of light exercis
(from the Chronicle of Higher Education) The number of new international students enrolled in American higher education in the fall of 2017 declined 6.6 percent from the previous year, according to a report released this
(from McKinsey & Company) A CEO’s likelihood of performing above average depends heavily on the mix of strategic and organizational decisions made during his or her first two years on the job, according to research b
(from ICEF Monitor) Global social media growth is up 10 percent over last year, and more people are accessing social media via their phones. Users are five times more likely to access the internet via phones than compute
(from the Washington Post) D.C.'s public school system is slated to become among the first in the nation to let families select “non-binary” — rather than male or female — when indicating the gender of their child on enr
(from the Brookings Institution) Increased frequencies of interactions between students and school resource officers are not related to feelings of safety at school, research shows. Student experiences at school are bett
(from Value Walk) By paying close attention to matters including capitalized expenses and accrual ratios, leaders can flag accounting irregularities early, potentially preventing outright fraud. Deutsche Bank analyst Luk
(from EdWeek) Counselors at 52 percent of the nation's high schools said in a recent survey that their students are showing an increased interest in political activism. In 21 percent of the schools — particularly private
(from Forbes) The first widely-read book on women's leadership styles, published in 1990, states women in leadership roles
