This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen covers Rachel Brosnahan’s call to world leaders to improve learning opportunities for girls at the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women in New York…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Chalkbeat, author Reema Amin discusses New York education officials’ increased focus on foster youth, questioning whether it goes far enough. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from 80,000 Hours, Robert Wilbin and Keiran Harris discuss how charter cities might be a innovative strategy for fighting poverty. • What obstacles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vanda Felbab-Brown analyzes the impacts of policies intended to prevent poaching and wildlife trafficking, highlighting the dearth of proven methods. • How can funders work to clarify effective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive discusses the recent congressional budget hearing for education and the debate over three key parts of the proposed budget: Gutting funding for the Special…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a way, we did things in reverse. Compared with how funders usually enter into policy work, our order of operations was the opposite. In the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre M. Perry argues that students could get more about work-study programs – including career preparation and polish. • How can funders help to make work-study more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Delece Smith-Barrow explains that a shift in the federal work-study program could take the program from a simple income source to a career preparation strategy. • Should…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Education-focused foundations exist to address deep societal inequities. Their goals — ensuring quality K-12 education for all students, improving student access to post-secondary opportunities, expanding formal learning experiences for children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Historically, the abundant population of Antarctic krill has been known to be highly adaptive and play a critical role in the marine ecosystem. Now, Stephen Nicol, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law December 22, 2017, it was the most comprehensive tax overhaul seen in decades. The updates, which took effect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Tana Ganeva explains how The Bail Project, an idea formulated by Bronx public defenders, has gained nationwide traction to reform cash bail into a more just, equitable system. …