This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The European Commission has released the first draft of the legal document that will eventually guide the United Kingdom out of the European Union and in the meantime, sets out some ground…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. California has entered an era in which safe, welcoming and inclusive school environments are seen as key to unlocking better test scores, higher graduation rates, fewer suspensions and drops in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Oakland Unified is struggling with a balancing act that requires it to improve its students’ academic performance next year while also slashing millions of dollars from its budget. At a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Gregg Behr, writing for Southern California Grantmakers, discusses the critical reasons why an accurate count in the 2020 Census is essential for the future of educators, students,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rhode Island’s foster care system is using social workers — already strained by a devastating opioid epidemic — to give foster kids rides to school. Patricia Hessler, chief of staff…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are facing a pivotal moment in history where two major movements are aligned. The #MeToo groundswell is changing the way we talk about taboo subjects that long seemed immune…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. JOBS, which operated in Portland, Oregon in the mid to late 1990s, was a mandatory welfare-to-work program for single-parent welfare recipients whose children were over one year in age. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teacher performance pay, administered by the Azim Premji Foundation (a non-governmental organization), provided teachers in government-run primary schools in rural India (grades 1-5) with financial bonus payments for increasing the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Giving Compass family pitched in to create this list of good reads by and about inspiring women. While far from comprehensive, this list offers a starting point for readers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As she stood in front of hundreds of gun-control advocates at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, late last month, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior Emma González told…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the summer of 1967, more than 150 cities erupted into violence, fueled by pent-up resentments in the cities’ black communities over police brutality and other forms of racial injustice.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Zero discrimination is more than a slogan. It is essential for achieving universal health coverage. According to WHO and the World Bank, half the world still lacks access to essential…