Category : Current Affairs
Of Trends and Counter-Trends
Every tide has a riptide that moves, sometimes ferociously, in the opposite direction. Similarly, every trend has a counter-trend. In recent days, the Bank of England and the Chinese government have each announced major crypto-currency explorations. Either of these would … READ MORE
Don’t Turn a Crisis into a Catastrophe
As a new, but extraordinary, school year gets underway in the Global North, we want to remind board members of the lives their heads of school find themselves living. Education is one of the most rhythmic and cyclical of industries. … READ MORE
The Positive Economic Impact of Requiring Masks
Are you looking for hard data to support requiring face coverings in your school? Maybe something other than epidemiological probabilities? While Triangle Associates is frankly shocked that anyone questions the wisdom of this amid a global pandemic, we suggest sharing … READ MORE
About Boys and Education
We have featured the under-performance of boys in school as one of our periodic “hot topics” for school heads and their board chairs, and in this article (possibly behind the paywall) in the weekend Financial Times the subject gets feature treatment … READ MORE
Sears and Schools
The news that venerable, old Sears Roebuck & Co. is filing for bankruptcy protection in the USA comes as no surprise to anyone, except perhaps the venture capitalists who bailed Sears out a few years ago. Seriously, in an age … READ MORE
An Eye on the Future of Markets
With the recent news that the contemporary bull market is the longest in U.S. history comes an increasing spate of forecasts of impending recession or worse, an event that would undoubtably ripple world-wide with implications for all private schools. What … READ MORE