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    Adult Students Have Moved Into the Mainstream [Audio]

    EdSurge May 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast, Marie Cini, president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, discusses how colleges can better serve adult students.  • Which colleges have…

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    The Top 5 Problems with Warren’s Higher Education Proposal

    Cato Institute May 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this piece from Cato Institute, Neal McCluskey discusses 5 problems he believes there are with Senator Elizabeth Warren’s higher education proposal. •  What is the role…

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    Four Ways Community Colleges Are Tackling Student Success With Fewer Resources

    Education Dive Apr 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • To provide a more supportive environment, community colleges are pivoting toward guided pathways, providing wraparound services, making harder budget choices, and re-enrolling students who have dropped…

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    Bootcamps: A Viable Alternative to College

    Getting Smart Apr 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In recent years, coding bootcamps have become viable options for individuals that want to gain useful skill sets, but can’t enroll in college. • The author…

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    How College Counseling is Helping Low-Income, First-Generation Students

    The 74 Apr 26, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this excerpt from The B.A. Breakthrough: How Ending Diploma Disparities Can Change the Face of America, Richard Whitmire shares the story of Truong Nguyen and how the EMERGE college…

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    More Students Are Attending Graduate School, But at What Cost?

    The Hechinger Report Apr 26, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jon Marcus reports that graduate school enrollment is up as it becomes a prerequisite for many jobs and students are taking on large amounts of debt…

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    This Nonprofit Helps Millions of High Schoolers Get to College

    Town&Country Apr 25, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Town&Country speaks with supporters of the nonprofit, Communities In Schools, and highlights how this organization is helping low-income students stay in school, graduate high school, and…

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    Community Colleges Embracing Guided Pathways See Success

    Education Dive Apr 24, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The community colleges that are switching education models from “cafeteria-style” education are adopting guided pathways, where students can build early roadmaps for their education trajectory.  •…

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    11 Colleges Sharing Data Using Predictive Analytics

    Education Dive Apr 24, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • James Paterson shares how 11 schools used predictive analytics to improve their data sharing program in different ways.  • How could predictive analytics improve data sharing in…

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    Three Higher Education Proposals to Watch from the White House

    EdSurge Apr 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: •There are three higher education proposals to watch out for from the White House covering topics such as affordability, accountability, and innovation. • How are donors impacted…

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    April 22: What We’re Reading About Youth This Week

    Raikes Foundation Apr 22, 2019

    Here’s what we’re reading: What happens when students are given a say in school budgets? When schools in New York City engaged in a participatory budgeting practice with students they…

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    Are We Pushing Students Toward the Wrong Kinds of Success?

    Pacific Standard Apr 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard conducted a research study on how college students think about ethics and their findings saw a troubling conclusion that students seem to value a troubling…

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