This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Hallie Busta, writing for Education Dive, discusses how Howard University was on a cash monitoring system and had to make significant changes to its financial planning. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Postsecondary education can create opportunities and pathways to positive futures for young people. Yet, as demonstrated by The Boston Globe Magazine’s recent piece called The Valedictorians Project, earning a college degree is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge talks with Marissa Meirow on how voice-enabled technology can help connect people in the education sector and engage those in higher education. • How can teachers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Urban’s Center on Education Data and Policy discussed how to utilize data tools to close gaps in equity within the American education system. • How are education donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pamela Burdman discusses research that shows that college remedial math courses do not help students and disproportionately harm students of color. • Steps have already been taken…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Horn and Bob Moesta discuss their new book, Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life, and how in the world we live in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jill Barshay highlights research that analyzes graduation rates by race and ethnicity at colleges and universities in Virginia and Connecticut to better grasp inequality in these schools. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Natalie Schwartz reports that a federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy which would have made it easier to impose reentry…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Liz Willen writes on the Varsity Blues scandal and how that ignited a lot of talks to change how college admissions work, however, not much real…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Natalie Schwartz discusses how liberal arts colleges offer relatively high long-term gains although initial returns are low. • Do more education donors support liberal arts education over other…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) is partnering with various prisons to better serve incarcerated students and help them obtain degrees. • What role can donors play in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jon Marcus discusses how local civic business leaders and grassroots organizations are helping and supporting education reform and student success rates. • According to this article, “high school…