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Secure 2.0: Kicking Off 2023 with Thoughts of Retirement

Secure 2.0: Kicking Off 2023 with Thoughts of Retirement

While most of us were putting the final bows on holiday presents, on December 23 Congress passed the Secure 2.0 Act, with promises of adding tens of billions of dollars to retirement savings and offering new retirement plan features over the next decade. On December 29, President Biden signed the

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How Biden’s Student Loan Relief Impacts Employer Plans and Planning

How Biden’s Student Loan Relief Impacts Employer Plans and Planning

Some employers had found a competitive edge in recruiting and retention by offering student loan assistance benefits. Others were considering adding them to their rewards programs. Then, Biden’s student loan relief was passed, leaving employers to ponder their next move. As reported on BenefitsPro.com in September, 4 of 10 employers

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Reporting for Certain DB & DC Benefit Plans Is Changing

Reporting for Certain DB & DC Benefit Plans Is Changing

If you sponsor a defined benefit plan and/or defined contribution multi-employer plan, take note! There are a few updates to Form 5500 effective for 2022 plan year reporting (Source: Mercer.com; “Latest Form 5500 Updates”). Form 5500 is used to report about a plan’s qualification, financial condition, investments, and operation. All

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How Your School Can Use Federal Funds to Go Green

How Your School Can Use Federal Funds to Go Green

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), there is more federal funding available – in the form of grants and tax credits – to help schools go green and save. Is your district making the most of this opportunity? IRA funding is meant to help schools create healthy, sustainable learning
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NYS Regents 10 Biggest Proposed Budget Items for 2023-2024

NYS Regents 10 Biggest Proposed Budget Items for 2023-2024

In December, the New York State Board of Regents outlined budget and legislative priorities for the 2023-2024 school year. Here are highlights of the 10 items requiring the biggest share of the proposed budget. #10. $10.5 million for College and Career Pathways in support of high school opportunity and career
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What’s Happening with Enrollment in New York Public Schools?

What’s Happening with Enrollment in New York Public Schools?

Welcome to 2023 and the annual budget planning season. In addition to a myriad of factors that may play into budget discussions – from inflation and staff shortages to COVID, learning losses, mental health, and more – you may want to be prepared to speak about what’s going on with
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Your December Reading List: ESSR Guidance & Resources

Your December Reading List: ESSR Guidance & Resources

While you’re likely looking forward to some time away from talk of budgets, fiscal cliffs, and more this holiday season, we recently came across a few ESSR funding pieces you may want to review. They focus on the latest developments in ESSR spending, and how to overcome planning and implementation
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Is That Fundraiser Legal?

Is That Fundraiser Legal?

What was once a rite of passage and learning experience for children moving through elementary, middle, and high school has transformed into highly regulated, adult-driven activities for extra-curricular program funding. I remember the days of selling boxes of candy bars for our school fundraisers and proudly handing in my envelop
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Cyber Criminals Outsmart Higher Ed Institutions: Beware!

Cyber Criminals Outsmart Higher Ed Institutions: Beware!

$3 million. That was the asking price from cyber criminals to provide a decryption key to release the University of California, San Francisco’s data in 2020. The university paid $1.14 million. Since then, the problem has only gotten worse. In a survey commissioned at the start of 2022 by Sophos,
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College Grads Love New York, But Not for Long

College Grads Love New York, But Not for Long

The State University of New York (SUNY) system does an exceptional job attracting students and helping them get started in their careers. What’s concerning is how the story is changing after these graduates’ careers begin to take off. The Washington Post reports Washington D.C., Colorado and New York have the
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Consider Making Silent Alarms Part of Your School Safety Plan – It’s the Law

Consider Making Silent Alarms Part of Your School Safety Plan – It’s the Law

In June, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Alyssa’s Law, which requires schools in New York to consider the use of silent panic alarm systems as part of their school safety plan reviews/updates. Named after 14-year-old Alyssa Lhadeff, who was killed in a mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in
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