This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Justin George interviews CNN host and founder of #cut50, Van Jones, who is supporting a prison reform bill aimed at improving conditions for incarcerated people. Critics argue the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Indiana’s Tindley charter schools have been known for their strict discipline policies and high suspension rates, but that will be changing in the upcoming school year. Tindley CEO…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · While running for governor of California, Gavin Newsom has been very open about his dyslexia and his trouble reading. If he is elected governor, Newsom hopes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Staying Free is a top tier social program that reduces smoking for a low cost, providing benefits to participants and taxpayers. • How can philanthropy effectively support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Cato Institute discusses the relationship between school vouchers and safety based on the results of federal evaluations of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. According to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The number of opioid-related deaths continues to rise every year, with roughly 115 Americans dying every day due to an opioid-related overdose. As The Hill reports,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy discusses the social justice movements led by young people and urges funders to find ways to harness the new energy in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat sits down with five youth activists that are all apart of various anti-gun violence organizations. They discuss why they became activists and what their strategic plans…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to The Hechinger Report, Congress is leaning towards revising the Higher Education Act and proposing to cut roughly $15 billion from student-aid programs. President of Seward County…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · University of Michigan is under attack by the US Department of Justice after a group called Speech First filed a suit regarding the school’s free speech code.…
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…