December 22, 2022 In 2020, the National Asian American Voter survey found that 70% of Asian Americans supported Affirmative Action, while only 16% of them opposed it. Despite this, some
Editor’s Note: We occasionally receive notes from our readers in response to an Intrepid Ed News article or Weekly Digest message. They are appreciated. Most are quite brief, expressing either
As I watched the commercials and halftime show of the 2022 Super Bowl, it struck me. The entire marketing plan for the event was focused on Generation X and Generation
Ozymandias There is a fast-developing problem for independent schools. It is more systemic than alleged racism and more disruptive than pandemic-induced protocols. Independent schools are becoming ungovernable. A 1970’s Management
The Extrinsic In Part 1 of this series, we focused on how the 50-year NAIS governance experiment around mission failed to build constituency alignment. The resulting landscape is one of
By Patrick F. Bassett, President (retired), NAIS, and Sanje Ratnavale, President, OESIS Network, Inc. The inevitable conflict between exclusivity and equity came to the fore in a recent movement of
A previous blog post explored the enrollment increases we have been observing in online schools and courses. Increases in students attending online schools are often in the range of 40%,
Survey of 129 Schools We took the temperature on admissions processes for next year at the end of April 2020, with 129 schools participating and 58% of respondents being admissions
By Nanci Kauffman, Head of School, Castilleja School (CA) When parents choose to pursue an independent school education for their children, there are typically several factors driving their decision. By considering