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		<title>Summer Training for Consultants Demonstrates Diversity of Profession</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/07/26/summer-training-for-consultants-demonstrates-diversity-of-profession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Educational Consulting Growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA The very popular and well-respected IECA Summer Training Institute kicks off its 2010 program on the campus of Swarthmore College on Tuesday, July 27. The attendees themselves may demonstrate how the profession of educational consulting has changed over the last several years. They are a racially and culturally diverse group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Independent Schools and Consultants Should Watch Legislative Action for Opportunity to Attract New Students</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/05/27/independent-schools-and-consultants-should-watch-legislative-action-for-opportunity-to-attract-new-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 17:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Independent Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boarding schools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA At first blush it may defy logic, but the Defense Appropriations bill, which will come up for Congressional approval in the coming weeks, may present an excellent opportunity to introduce the benefits of independent schooling to families. Depending how a proposed amendment goes, families with a strong commitment to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SSATB Charts Course Reflecting Expanded Mission</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/04/12/ssatb-charts-course-reflecting-expanded-mission/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/04/12/ssatb-charts-course-reflecting-expanded-mission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Independent Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSATB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school consulting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA The Secondary School Admission Test Board is an organization originally created to handle the administration of entrance exams for the nation&#8217;s independent schools. Over the years, that mission has grown as the SSATB extended its reach into more than 100 countries, developed a Standard Application Online, new tracking strategies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to AdmissionsQuest!</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/03/12/congratulations-to-admissionsquest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Brachman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AdmissionsQuest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school consulting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sarah Brachman, Manager of Communications, IECA We congratulate AdmissionsQuest on their 500th onBoarding Schools blog post! For their 500th post, IECA Executive Director Mark Sklarow wrote his reflections of onBoarding Schools&#8216; contributions to families and the boarding school communities. Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes the IECA Conference Unique?  &#8220;No Where Else&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/03/10/what-makes-the-ieca-conference-unique-no-where-else/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IECA Toronto Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LDA Conference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Therapeutic Consulting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Sixteen years ago, my first day with IECA was at the start of the spring conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. I believe there were fewer than 250 attendees, including some 80 IECA members. There was no NATSAP back then, Small Boarding School Conferences were intimate events, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is Early Bird Registration Week for IECA</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/22/this-is-early-bird-registration-week-for-ieca/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/22/this-is-early-bird-registration-week-for-ieca/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Campus Tours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IECA Toronto Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Disability Consulting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Our spring conference registration opened less than a week ago, and registration is already approaching 250. Early bird discounts end THIS FRIDAY (February 26), so if you are planning to attend our gathering in Toronto (May 12-15), get your registration completed right away. Full details on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Schools Rush to Add AP Courses, the Failure Rate Soars</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/05/as-schools-rush-to-add-ap-courses-the-failure-rate-soars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/02/05/as-schools-rush-to-add-ap-courses-the-failure-rate-soars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Placement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college applications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA As the competitiveness in college admission continues to grow, and with it parent anxieties, school systems across the country seem to be in a frenzy to grow their Advanced Placement (AP) offerings. In doing so, many schools place increased pressure on students to take AP courses in a desire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE Fundamental Difference Among School and College Consultants: A Brief Primer for Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/01/11/the-fundamental-difference-among-school-and-college-consultants-a-brief-primer-for-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2010/01/11/the-fundamental-difference-among-school-and-college-consultants-a-brief-primer-for-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finding the Right Fit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IECA member consultants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college consulting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[admissions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jacques Steinberg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA I had a brief e-mail exchange last week with Scott Jaschik, editor of Inside Higher Education. He called my attention to the Web site of a consulting firm that was meant to appeal to parents of one ethnic group. Scott was pretty sure that the owner of the site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Years-Long Effort Results in Major Step Forward for the Profession of Educational Consulting</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2009/12/16/years-long-effort-results-in-major-step-forward-for-the-profession-of-educational-consulting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2009/12/16/years-long-effort-results-in-major-step-forward-for-the-profession-of-educational-consulting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consulting Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IECA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Disability Consulting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Standards of Excellence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/?p=1376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Nearly 30 years ago IECA set the standard for the profession of educational consulting by establishing the first Principles of Good Practice. Major revisions several years ago made these ethics guidelines stricter and more demanding, setting limits on the value of gifts, articulating the limits on commercial activities, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speed Meetings? Here&#8217;s What We Heard</title>
		<link>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2009/11/19/speed-meetings-heres-what-we-heard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/2009/11/19/speed-meetings-heres-what-we-heard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Sklarow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AdmissionsQuest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[boarding schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte Conference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IECA's Information Swap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School and College Fair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA We tried a number of new things at the conference: from a bookstore and Conference Central to debates and a master class. Among the most anticipated were our first Speed Meetings that gave participating schools and consultants a series of short, seven-minute appointments over a three-hour block of time. [...]]]></description>
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