This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Indonesia, unconditional teacher salary increase improved teachers’ job satisfaction and overall happiness but did not improve job performance. • Is increased happiness and job satisfaction on its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The proposed federal funding bill would boost spending for school safety and early childhood education. Charter schools got a nod, but not the full funding that…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Understanding how the mortgage-market crash in the late 2000s happened is crucial for creating regulations that can prevent a similar crisis. • The role played by liquidity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A drug used to treat enlarged prostate or hair loss in men has been shown to have a long-term protective effect against prostate cancer. The study, led by Fred Hutchinson…
This Roadmap defines the immediate actions required to propel a long-term shift. Specifically, it identifies eighteen actions (across six categories) that we, the impact investing community, need to take on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There may be as many as 150-thousand indigenous Latinos in Oregon, with a recent boost from immigrants fleeing organized crime and violence in Guatemala. They are very much under the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Newark top schools chief, she was horrified at the strict discipline policy she saw in one of her high schools. Since then, Cami Anderson has left the district and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prevention is key to ending the rash of school shootings in America, House Democrats and witnesses said Tuesday, in sharp contrast to Republican calls to arm teachers and harden schools.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The H-1B visa program, established in 1990 by Congress, allows employers to hire foreigners to work in “specialty occupations” (such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health care, business, financial services,…
A persistently large number of children in the U.S. live in poverty, despite sustained economic growth. Growing up in poverty not only harms children in the short run, but by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As outrage over the Parkland school shooting persists, lawmakers are looking for actual policy solutions. The Trump administration and its supporters are latching onto school discipline reform as the solution. But by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a small enclave of West Seattle, there are youth who are speaking up. They may not be garnering headlines, but they’re talking about issues that matter and helping to…