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Diversity and Inclusion
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Enrollment
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Tuition
The Gordon School’s individualized tuition model has helped drive a more inclusive and economically sustainable school community.
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Numerous factors are pushing independent school leaders to rethink our traditional business model, particularly tuition pricing and financial aid. Change is in the air.
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Changing your school’s tuition strategy may seem risky, but adhering to a traditional model has its own hazards. Four tuition models to consider and case studies in context.
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How have 529 education savings plans changed at the state level since federal law allowed their use for K-12 private school tuition? A new brief explains.
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Independent schools may have to work harder than ever before to attract the large wave of young adults beginning to raise children.
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Budget
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Tuition Remission
Invaluable for many employees but expensive for schools, tuition remission is evolving with schools' financial models.
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From the November/December 2018 Net Assets magazine, with expanded online-only content.
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Transforming 3,000 square feet of underused space, this K-8 independent school became the first in its area to offer programs for infants and toddlers.
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How can schools employ mission-fit financial aid awards without harming their financial health?
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Strategies
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Communication
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Financial Aid
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Key Enrollment
Independent schools in the Seattle area meet regularly to learn and support one another as they work to improve financial aid policies and strategies.
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Beyond their positive economic impact on independent schools and universities, international students can contribute to host countries long after graduation.
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Enrollment
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Financial Aid
Fundamental shifts in demand for and uses of financial aid have stretched many schools’ budgets to the breaking point. Greater clarity, accountability and due diligence could help them get back to form.
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Online learning’s rapid evolution isn’t just giving independent schools more course options. It’s also redefining expectations for exemplary teaching, according to One Schoolhouse founder Brad Rathgeber.
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Could a mammoth fundraising push enable independent schools to lower tuition?
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CEO Notebook
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Enrollment
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Financial Aid
Two national associations embark on a year-long effort to help schools maintain and grow enrollment of mission-aligned students and thrive in perpetuity.
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International
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Risk Management
Exchange programs and stays with host families are increasingly the norm. What risks do they bring?
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Communication
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Leadership
Curtis used financial savvy and outstanding communication skills to restore his school's financial health in just a few years.
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CEO Notebook
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Communication
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Enrollment
If we continue to define personalized learning by student-to-teacher ratios or class size, we will erode independent schools' distinct value proposition.
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Jeff Shields speaks with EMA's Peter Baron about business officers' opportunities to help shore up independent school enrollment.
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Imaginative and strategic repurposing of underused spaces shows how modest budgets can strengthen enrollment, reinforce mission.
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