This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Collective Success Network in Philadelphia is helping first-generation, low-income students connect to professional opportunities they might otherwise not have access to. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Why Districts Spend Millions to Keep Homeless Students in Place: ‘Changing Schools is the Last Thing We Want’ Studies show that providing stability to homeless students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Robert Kimball at The 74 argues that through collaboration and connection public charter schools and universities can help each other out and achieve more than they could on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sandy Baum argues that the vast majority of colleges do not have sufficient endowments to make them a viable solution to the college affordability problem. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Civitas Learning, a software company that helps colleges track student success, found that academic support services for students can help increase retention. • How can universities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Beth Atkers argues that although millennials are facing plenty of difficulties, a widespread student debt crisis isn’t one of them. • What are other policymakers view on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report is showing how graduate school can have serious effects on students’ mental health. Ph.D. candidates suffer from anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation at astonishingly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The headlines in higher education are often about two things: Access to colleges and universities and student debt. And while those are important conversations to be having, we’re missing a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum and Sarah Darville call out findings from “The Years that Matter Most” which show that the College Board’s efforts to reduce inequity in college admissions were unsuccessful. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The U.S. Department of Education published a report explaining why adult learners need specialized edtech tools to teach them necessary skills. • How can donors provide capital…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Universities should implement more support systems for first-generation graduate students so that they can thrive in school and beyond. • How would these types of support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses how Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are setting the path forward for advancing online education. • How can education donors support the expansion…