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Finance Budgeting in Education - Comprehensive Guide Creating a school budget is probably the single most labor-intensive project a school district's business office undertakes every fiscal year. …

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Finance School Finance Management: Your Guide to K-12 Finances Funding for K-12 schools has faced financial challenges for decades. Federal funding for US schools was on a steady decline when the American …

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10 Reasons Schools Need Cashless Food Payment Tracking As schools strive to provide the best possible education and facilities for their students, administrators are constantly looking for ways to …

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K-12 News 5 Essential End-of-School-Year Tasks for Business Office Managers

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K-12 Enrollment The 5 Advantages of an Early Implementation If your school is rolling out a new payment software that can accept cash or card payments online, you might be wondering when is the best time to …

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Event technology 3 Tips to Modernize Your Graduation The adoption of advanced technology over the past two years has set the stage for schools and educators to become super tech-adaptive. School …

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School Payments School Food Service: 5 Things to Prepare for the End of the School Year The end of the school year can be a lot for school lunch professionals. The year is over. Students are leaving the school, and the break is about to …

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Child Care Why Social Skills are Important for Child Development Forming social skills is an integral part of child development. Social skills help children interact with the world around them through relationship …

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Events The Only School Event Planning Checklist You Will Need Wondering how to plan a school event in a way that promotes attendance? Coordinating and executing them can sometimes feel like a daunting task. …

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Finance The 105 Point K-12 School Audit Checklist What is a School Audit Checklist & Why You Need it Preparing for the annual audit is one of the most daunting undertakings of …

School Blog: Blue Ring Binder with Budget Planning on It

Finance Budgeting in Education - Comprehensive Guide Creating a school budget is probably the single most labor-intensive project a school district's business office undertakes every fiscal year. …

Online Payments School Money & Online Payment Software - The Complete Setup Guide To eliminate work, districts often turn to online payment solutions for schools. Aside from streamlining work for staff, these online payment …

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Food Service 35 Tips for How to Increase School Lunch Participation Approximately half of the K-12 school students in America pack their lunch. Eating cafeteria lunch at school is an experience they should have, and …

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Fundraising What Online School Store Can Do for Your District Looking to open an online store for your school? You might want to provide a convenient way for parents to access school supplies. Alternatively, …

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Finance School Finance Management: Your Guide to K-12 Finances Funding for K-12 schools has faced financial challenges for decades. Federal funding for US schools was on a steady decline when the American …

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Finance Cost Saving Ideas For School Districts When you're working with limited funds in a school district, you need to look for new places where you can save money. Fortunately, there are many …

How Joe Biden’s Child Care Plan Could Affect Your Program

Child Care How Joe Biden’s Child Care Plan Could Affect Your Program The Joe Biden child care plan hasn’t been passed yet, but it could mean big changes for child care and after school programs if it is.

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Food Service How to Improve Your School Cafeteria Procedures As students begin to head back to school, no one is quite sure what the year is going to look like. Many of the “normal” school procedures we’ve come …

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Food Service Here's Why You Need a School Lunch Point of Sale System | Vanco It’s back to school time, but parents and educators alike feel nervous about what the new school year will bring. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic …

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Child Care How to Start & Run a Successful Afterschool Program Afterschool programs not only provide children with enriching activities and structure once the school day has ended, but they also enable families …

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Child Care 5 Must-Have Tips for After School Programs | Vanco Managing an after school program is a herculean task. With strategic planning and high-quality research, you can greatly increase the chances of your …

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Food Service The Pros & Cons of the US National School Lunch Program Did you know... Every year, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves billions of lunches to kids across the country. Approximately 95% of …

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COVID-19 How to Make School Lunch Lines Faster and Safer After being closed for months, school districts across the country are slowly starting to reopen. And one thing many people are wondering is what the …