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What Small College Closures Can Teach Independent Schools

What Small College Closures Can Teach Independent Schoolsby: Peter BaronPublished on: 16/05/2026

The financial pressures hitting small private colleges offer a preview of what independent schools could face if they wait too long to examine their business models. Here are three places to start.

What Small College Closures Can Teach Independent Schools

When a Six Is the Hardest Number to Deal With

When a Six Is the Hardest Number to Deal Withby: Peter BaronPublished on: 06/05/2026

Not every program that hurts your school looks like a failure. Learn why independent school leaders need the discipline to sunset programs that score a "six."

When a Six Is the Hardest Number to Deal With

Why Independent School Strategic Planning Has to Start with the Business Model

Why Independent School Strategic Planning Has to Start with the Business Modelby: Peter BaronPublished on: 14/04/2026

Independent school strategic planning that ignores the business model sets schools up to fail. Learn the framework that changes where planning starts.

Why Independent School Strategic Planning Has to Start with the Business Model

What Hard Messages Are Actually Telling You

What Hard Messages Are Actually Telling Youby: Peter BaronPublished on: 10/04/2026

Hard messages aren't judgments. They're information. Here's how independent school leaders can stop managing the situation and start hearing the signal.

What Hard Messages Are Actually Telling You