January 1, 2025 The next few years for education herald changes in every area, from accreditation to curriculum transparency, school choice, DEI, college funding, and technology impact. In anticipation of
July 1, 2021 By Patrick F. Bassett, President, NAIS (retired), and Sanje Ratnavale, President, OESIS Network In some private schools the hunger for redemption regarding historic racism has unleashed a
September 19, 2023 It was 2004 when a teacher of color was sent by the girls’ school at which he taught to Hawaii for the People of Color Conference (POCC).
February 12, 2025 The following webinar, attended by nearly 100 independent school leaders on February 11, explores the implications of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders and approach towards discrimination and
The last time I heard of an independent school student justifying murder was just 12 months ago (see video). It was at a DEI conference- the Student Diversity Leadership Conference
November 4, 2024 Most mergers fail. This was one of the key points that my corporate law professor at Oxford University made in my favorite course, Mergers & Acquisitions. Why?
June 17, 2022, and July 24, 2024 Depending on your viewpoint, you may need to breathe a sigh of relief or exasperation regarding the next statement: In general, very little
January 2, 2022, and June 27, 2024 There are countless examples of people’s beliefs, actions, or habits living in apparent disharmony or conflict — known in psychology as cognitive dissonance.
January 28, 2021; December 9, 2021; and June 20, 2024 Scrutiny of College Admissions has been intense recently and it is therefore important to summarize first some of the controversies,
Sanje Ratnavale analyzes the clash of competing ideologies on identity, truth and reason at schools.