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…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · At Latin School of Chicago, language teacher have implemented a proficiency-based learning system where students can only move to the next level after they show they have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • On the Effective Altruism Forum, Animal Charity Evaluators addresses some criticism they’ve received about their outreach to the Effective Altruism community, including a matching donations campaign.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As Governing explains, when it comes to the overall condition of an area, a happiness index provides information leaders need to form public policy and measure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Former college admissions officer Will Geiger explains that although college admissions decisions are based on a “holistic admissions” process, the methods are archaic and should be reformed…