This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Elizabeth Queram explains how Bloomberg Philanthropies and the National League of Cities are partnering to help cities access and understand data to create targeted solutions. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alana Dunagan and Michael B. Horn argue that the federal government would get more out of higher education funding if they shifted to an outcomes-based strategy. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Samuel Brunson explains the impacts of the Johnson Amendment and why President Trump is pushing to remove it. • Do we need the Johnson Amendment? Should it be changed? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kimberly Hayes Taylor explains how billions of dollars in educations funds in Michigan intended for K-12 programs were diverted to colleges. • How can this kind of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ahead of Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, Global Citizen discusses some of the advocates that are working to improve lives in sub-Saharan Africa, including the Water…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson explains how North Dakota is measuring student engagement as an indicator of school success to fulfill an ESSA requirement. • Should other states be using this indicator?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum explains that the abundance and availability of data from North Carolina make it a popular state for education research. Other states need to improve their data…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sam Bloch explains how the Trump Administration move to slash the USDA’s independent research arm is a continuation of the administration’s hostility toward science. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Trump has vowed to repeal the Johnson Amendment, a move that — if successful — would strike down the rules that prevent nonprofit organizations from electioneering. In 2013, I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Cities often turn to distant solutions when looking to grow their economies and create new jobs, but they forget about the opportunities right at home. The Brookings Institution…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · News Deeply talks with Arif Husain, chief economist at the World Food Programme, about the use of hunger as a tool of war and a new resolution aimed to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Governing Magazine explains how the CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) program is training thousands of individuals around the county to be volunteer responders for natural disasters. …