This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In an effort to encourage saving from birth, Education Dive reports that more states are offering parents an initial invest in a college savings plan for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report indicates that minority and first-generation students feel more of a sense of belonging at two-year colleges, and further explains the underlying reasons. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Carter Coudriet highlights ten trends we saw in education in the last decade – many of them related to deepening inequality. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Amy Kolb Noyes at Vermont Public Radio focuses on end-of-the-year giving and how colleges are making their cases for why they should receive donations from their community.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Universum released an study indicating that college students’ preferences in job characteristics and attributes have changed over the last decade. • One finding revealed that by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nick Ducoff argues that we need to do more to protect students from college closures rather than prioritize failing institutions. • How can funders work to protect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · This report from MDRC takes a look at the findings from a study on the assessment practices used to place students in remedial and college-level courses.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • MDRC highlights lessons from the College Promise Success Initiative in making higher education more equitable. • What supports are colleges in your area already providing? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jillian Berman discusses online higher education companies and skewed incentives that promote predatory recruiting behavior and pricey online degrees. • Technology can offer a way to reduce…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Small Business Administration could have better supported HBCUs in funding programs and advancing entrepreneurship. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Belnick, writing for PhilanTopic, explains how colleges alone will not be able to meet all students’ basic needs, and that collective investment from community-based, government,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Liz Willen discusses the documentaries “Personal Statement” and “Unlikely,” which shed light on the difficulties for students going through the college admissions process. • The author highlights…