This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Getting Smart post explores the gaps in college and career readiness within our K-12 education system, and argues that project-based learning offers the best solutions.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bates College offers its students programs that encourage them to explore their interests, and pursue internship opportunities and practitioner courses that align with those interests to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Education experts suggest raising the limits on federal student loans in order to reduce the financial strain on parents and allow students to focus on their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Clint Smith at The Atlantic addresses the link between wealth and elite colleges and explains that ‘unwritten rules’ underlie all elite colleges and universities, making it more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from AEI, author Frederick M. Hess argues that elite colleges should switch their admissions processes to a lottery, just like K-12 charter schools.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from The 74, author Richard Whitmire discusses the success of community college students who transfer to universities, and how this pipeline might offer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from the Hechinger Report, author Casey Parks discusses the financial necessity for state schools to diversify their student populations. • What factors contribute…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eleanor Wilson shares evidenced-based policies for states to improve campus sexual assault reporting. • How can funders work to get evidence-based policies related to campus sexual assault passed? How are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this excerpt from The B.A. Breakthrough: How Ending Diploma Disparities Can Change the Face of America, Richard Whitmire explores the problems contributing to the college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Whitmire explains that high school GPA is the best predictor of which college students will receive degrees. • How can funders work to boost college graduation rates? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Undermatching is when high school students enroll in less selective and less expensive colleges because they can not afford to enroll in their first choice schools,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eric Waldo and Jenny Rickard share five improvements for the college admissions process to increase access for disadvantaged students. • How can funders work to make these improvements at…