(from Seyfarth) Effective September 18, all U.S. employers must use a revised version of Form I-9 to verify identity and employment authorization of new hires. Issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on J
(from Bloomberg) Confirming what many independent schools are experiencing first-hand, a major study from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that fewer students from median-income families are enrolling at in
(from Schola Inbound Marketing) These four best practices are vital to sustaining healthy student enrollment and encourage proactive and strategic thinking, according to Schola Inbound Marketing:
(from The Journal) Are student performance and learning improving with increased use of technology in your school? The U.S. Department of Education commissioned the creation of an online tool — the Ed Tech RCE Coach — th
(from Nonprofit Times) A sizable majority of nonprofits (81 percent) say that growth as an organization is very or extremely important, according to a recent study by Abila, a nonprofit software firm. Eighty percent of r
(from Fast Company) Not many job seekers want to discuss what they made at their last job, according to the latest Glassdoor survey of 2,224 U.S. workers over 18. More than half (53%) said employers should not ask candid
(from NPR) As unemployment falls and fewer people look for jobs, recruiters are using increasingly aggressive and innovative approaches to get the attention of potential job candidates. One such approach involves geofenc
(from Wired) Some high school and college students in even the most rigorous STEM-related classes are cheating by way of an artificial intelligence program called Wolfram/Alpha, said to be faster than a tutor, more relia
(from the Washington Post) Despite the president's temporary travel ban, international students seem as interested in studying in the United States as they were two years ago, a national study of admissions officers has
(from EdSurge) As independent schools rethink the traditional classroom model of fixed rows of desks facing a podium or desk, they can learn from other institutions that have moved ahead in reconfiguring old classrooms.
(from Fisher Phillips) Use of the E-Verify system is voluntary for employers unless mandated under state or local law. But Congress is considering legislation not only to mandate the system for all employers, but to also
(from the Harvard Business Review) In the carrot-versus-stick approach to motivating employees, a leader's sole task can become compliance, or trying to compel others to do something. A better approach might be to make t
(from the Washington Examiner) The Trump administration said in a Texas court filing June 30 that it would rewrite an Obama-era rulemaking that dramatically expanded the number of workers covered by federal overtime rule
(from The Hechinger Report) New majors in high-demand fields. More aggressive scouting strategies. Increased financial aid funding. Accelerated graduation programs. These are among myriad changes at small, private nonpro
(from The New York Times) Some advocates for school choice saw a Supreme Court ruling issued Monday as a "game changer" in the debate over publicly funded vouchers for private schools. The nation's highest court ruled in
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(from CUPA HR) Most Title IX experts agree that training and communication are key to not only helping prevent sexual violence on campus, but also to helping an institution appropriately respond to a complaint of sexual
(from NPR) The "Petya" cyberattack that has struck computers in at least 65 countries has affected businesses from airports in Ukraine to the shipping giant Maersk to U.S. hospitals. Like the WannaCry outbreak that struc
(from The Chronicle of Higher Education) International students and staff from six predominantly Muslim nations appear to be spared by President Trump's travel ban, a limited version of which the U.S. Supreme Court agree
(from HBR.org) Employee onboarding once took just a few days, or even less at many organizations. New research shows that spending as much as a year helping new employees get up to speed in the workplace is necessary to
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(from SHRM.org) Three of the 10 most groundbreaking and relevant employment cases for HR professionals of the year so far raise issues relevant to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, according to L
