(from SHRM) New employees who begin their jobs with a structured onboarding process are significantly more likely to stay with an organization at least three years, according to research by a software company. The organi
(from NPR) Several broad trends suggest that the long rise in U.S. college tuitions is slowing, if not nearing its end. These include the fact that net tuition rose (only) in line with inflation over the last year, along
(from MacRumors) Sales of Apple iPads to the education market jumped 32 percent over the previous year's fiscal quarter, to one million units, company CEO Tim Cook said during an earnings call last week. He attributed mu
Communication
International
(from ICEF Monitor) Independent schools that market to international students can reasonably assume their prospective students comprehend and speak English, but what about their parents? Population and economic growth ou
(from The Daily Signal) After being sued over its treatment of a kindergartener who identifies as transgender, a Minnesota public charter school has agreed to adopt a far-reaching inclusionary policy. In the settlement,
(from IanSymmonds.org) Within any metropolitan area, does every independent school needs its own business office, its own equally state-of-the-art gym, its own STEM program? Educational consultant Ian Symmonds believes t
(from The Chronicle of Higher Education) Is it time for educational institutions to take a closer look at legacy admissions practices? Amid reports that the Trump administration plans to investigate "intentional race-bas
(from Voice of San Diego) California's independent K-12 schools educated 7.5 percent of the state's students in the 2014-15 school year, down from 10 percent in 1996-97. One of the less-obvious factors for the shift is r
Employee Benefits
Facilities
(from Greenwich Time) Rising housing costs in many parts of the country are forcing independent schools to get creative in helping employees afford the local cost of living. The neighbors aren't always supportive. In ups
Risk Management
Technology
(from CFO) As the costs associated with data breaches continue to grow, organizations must be vigilant in looking for ways to reduce their exposure. Two lessons that schools may want to consider.Destroy records of past c
(from The Chronicle of Higher Education) Unpredictable yields are an unintended consequence of online applications, especially when far more accepted students enroll than a school can accommodate. A case study in how not
(from NPR) Teachers often struggle with student loans, but they handle the stress in different ways. "I don't ever look at myself as a teacher making enough money to get ahead of the loans that I had to have for the degr
(from the Chronicle of Philanthropy) Nonprofits with large endowments are collecting more than twice as much money as they are spending on grants, facilities, and administrative and other costs, a new data analysis of 1,
(from MLive) Fake emails from the c-suite have cost organizations an estimated $5.3 billion over the last three years, according to Trivalent, a technology-security company. In these emails, which often originate in othe
(from SHRM) In its July 25 request for information on the blocked overtime rule, the Department of Labor invited public input on a number of matters aimed at determining how to set the salary threshold for overtime pay.
(from Inside Higher Ed) College and university chief business officers increasingly agree that higher education is in financial crisis, with growing numbers losing faith in the convention that increased enrollment is key
(from Reuters) The U.S. Department of Labor yesterday called for public comments on the Obama Administration's proposed changes to the overtime threshold, considered the first steps in revoking or revising the rule. The
(from The Chronicle of Higher Education) Median spending on administrative staff at small liberal-arts colleges is about 64 cents for every dollar spent on instructional staff, finds a new study by the American Council o
(from ICEF Monitor) A global survey of parents with at least one child 23 or younger finds growing interest in online learning. In the most recent Value of Education study from HSBC, 60 percent of nearly 8,500 parents in
(from The Chronicle of Higher Education) Campus construction often leads to tearing down old buildings and building new, but an alternative at Goucher College takes the form of recycling. Seeking to modernize elements of
