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Why Families Don't Choose Independent Schools the Way Your Marketing Assumes They Do

Why Families Don't Choose Independent Schools the Way Your Marketing Assumes They Doby: Peter BaronPublished on: 08/04/2026

Most school marketing answers "why us." Families are really asking a harder question: will this choice still feel right in two years?

Why Families Don't Choose Independent Schools the Way Your Marketing Assumes They Do

Rethinking International Student Recruitment at Independent Schools

Rethinking International Student Recruitment at Independent Schoolsby: Peter BaronPublished on: 07/29/2026

International student recruitment for independent schools has changed. Josh Clark on the investment it now requires and what boards should be asking.

Rethinking International Student Recruitment at Independent Schools

Independent School Board Governance: Why Strong Boards Prepare Before the Pressure Arrives

Independent School Board Governance: Why Strong Boards Prepare Before the Pressure Arrivesby: Peter BaronPublished on: 06/22/2026

Strong boards don't just perform under pressure. They prepare before the pressure arrives. What Staci Williams Seeley said about independent school governance that stuck with me.

Independent School Board Governance: Why Strong Boards Prepare Before the Pressure Arrives

Summer Listening for Independent School Leaders: Revenue, Retention, and Strategic Risk

Summer Listening for Independent School Leaders: Revenue, Retention, and Strategic Riskby: Peter BaronPublished on: 06/15/2026

Three podcast episodes every independent school leader should hear before fall planning season starts. Revenue, retention, and the hidden risks of playing it safe.

Summer Listening for Independent School Leaders: Revenue, Retention, and Strategic Risk