This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · At the recent G-7 summit, a global coalition of organizations asked for the leaders of the meeting to contribute $1.3 billion to fund education for children in crises around the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The nation’s first impact investing fund called The Social Venture Fund just invested in Six Foods, an insect-based food organization focused on food system sustainability. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Tamara Alston works at Hazel Wolf K-8 STEM in Seattle, a school approaching education in a new, innovative way. At Hazel Wolf, teachers use “whole body listening,”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Within 3 years, Indian Springs High School in San Bernardino completely turned itself around by implementing a point program to reward students’ good behavior. By rolling out this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Highly selective colleges are facing scrutiny for their admission decisions. According to The Atlantic, a number of elite schools are being questioned by the Department of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to EdSurge, Apple plans to roll out new digital student IDs that will be used at six different universities in the US in 2018. Although…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Devex interviews Hannah, an anishinaabekwe woman from Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve in Ontario, to talk about her position in advocacy at Canada’s G-7 meeting. Hannah spoke not only for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 has been established, there is not much focus on researching what causes people to turn to opioid use—pain. Susan…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Gun violence is a leading cause of death in the U.S. with over 36,000 individuals being killed by gunshots annually. Ramin Skibba writes about the ongoing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Liberal philanthropy has not helped the climate initiative as much as it give itself credit for—it has been unsuccessful to date and action needs to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Chalkbeat talks with Rutgers political scientist Domingo Morel about recent state takeovers of schools. In his new book, “Takeover,” Morel discusses the underlying racism in the state…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Mayor Bill de Blasio has reached a budget deal with NYC’s City Council to boost funding for public schools. In this deal, funding will go towards making the…