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    For Some Districts, Teacher Salaries Aren’t Always a Top Priority

    Education Dive Jan 31, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Superintendents, school board members, and district chief financial officers outline the reasons why teachers salaries are not always a funding priority for school districts.  •  What is the…

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    Opinion: Our Barbaric Socio-Economic Culture Needs to Evolve

    Medium Jan 31, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jay Newman at Medium discusses our current socio-economic culture and how we need to evolve and grow in many ways in this powerful opinion piece.  •…

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    This Week’s Most Inspiring Photos of Advocacy and Action

    Global Citizen Jan 31, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen highlights 13 inspiring photos from this past week that depict the fight for advocacy and action through rallies, strikes, migration, and other insights into…

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    5 Ways to Support Better Practices in Schools

    Education Next Jan 31, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Robert Pondiscio breaks down five ways for researchers and policymakers to support better education practices. • How can funders help to spread these practices? How do these practices…

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    Reproductive Health and Rights: Growing Disparities Between States

    My Social Good News

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Population Institute released research that indicates that the United States has poor reproductive healthcare, but it varies dramatically between states.  • How can philanthropy help to…

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    Taking a Closer Look at School Bullying

    Global Citizen Jan 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a troubling report that found at least one in three children has been bullied in the last month…

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    Re-Electing a Board Member to an Additional Term

    BoardSource Jan 30, 2019

    Re-election to the board should not be automatic. The first step before renominating a board member is to check your organization’s bylaws regarding term limits. Any members who are at…

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    Understanding the Racial Disparities in Prosperity Across States

    Prosperity Now Jan 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Prosperity Now shares its 2019 Prosperity Now Scorecard which outlines the financial health of households in all 50 states. • How can funders work to close…

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    Understanding the Financial Vulnerability of Americans in 2019

    Prosperity Now Jan 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • These key findings from the Prosperity Now Scorecard highlight the financial vulnerability Americans are facing.  • How can funders work to fight financial vulnerability at scale?…

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    4 Ways AI Education and Ethics Will Disrupt Society in 2019

    EdSurge Jan 29, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Tara Chklovski, writing for EdSurge, discusses how AI education will change in the next year and outlines the four ways in which we need to do more…

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    The Far-Reaching Economic Impacts of Child Marriage

    Skoll Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lakshmi Sundaram shares the global implications of child marriage and how the practice stands in the way of the Sustainable Development Goals.  • What organizations are working in…

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    Taking on America’s Housing Affordability Crisis

    Pacific Standard Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Kriston Capps takes a look at Elizabeth Warren’s affordable housing bill and how it aims to address both housing shortages and property devaluation.  · How are cities…

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