Education Update, No. 1, January 2013: Making The Grade: Ensure Your School...
The holiday break is over. Classes are back in full swing. For most schools across the nation, this is the time to evaluate current staffing needs and begin the recruitment and hiring process for the...
View ArticleEducation Update, No. 3, July 2013: Field Trips Or Land Mines?
There is no question that field trips are an essential part of strengthening the curriculum and creating an interactive learning experience for today’s students. In fact, most independent schools pride...
View ArticleEducation Update, No. 4, October 2013: Big Little Man On Campus: Protecting...
Hazing, underage drinking, and campus noise violations. These are all issues that most colleges and universities are very familiar with. Policies, procedures, and response protocols have been...
View ArticleNo Pay For Security Checks: Supreme Court
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that employees are not entitled to compensation for time spent waiting for and participating in mandatory security screenings at the end of their...
View ArticleFrom The Schoolyard To The Teachers' Lounge: Cracking Down On Adult Bullying
Recent headlines confirm that the schoolyard bullies of yesteryear are all grown up and have joined the workforce – many of them in schools. Rather than taking place in the schoolyard or cafeteria,...
View ArticleThe ADA: A Far Cry From the ABCs
Qualified individuals, reasonable accommodations, undue hardship, fundamental alteration – these terms associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are a far cry from the simplicity of the...
View ArticleTranscending Gender In Schools: Is Gender Neutral The New Normal?
In Missouri, a 17-year-old student who was born male, but has identified as female since he was 13, chose to use the girls’ locker room during gym class. That decision sparked outrage in the school...
View ArticleNo Good Deed Goes Unpunished: When Well-Intentioned School Policies Actually...
There’s no question that today’s social and political climate has affected school campuses across the country in ways that have not been experienced in decades. A steady increase in the diversification...
View ArticleYour School Could Be One Click Away From A Lawsuit
The education industry continues to be at the forefront when it comes to using emerging technology and digital marketing. For most schools, their website functions as the new reception area (albeit...
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