This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jamie Merisotis explains how the Lumina Foundation is working to improve educational equity through impact investing. • How can funders work together to increase educational equity across the country? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Natalie Schwartz, writing for Education Dive, discusses how higher education institutions are finding creative pathways to offer competency-based education programs. • What are the primary barriers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre Perry argues that the privilege of wealthy students revealed by Operation Varsity Blues is an argument for affirmative action which aims to compensate for those advantages. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Angela Baldasare explains how bureaucratic barriers prevent student success and how streamlining can reduce and remove these barriers. • How can funders help schools reduce these barriers? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Frank Catalano, writing for EdSurge explores what trends in education technology will continue into higher education. • How can donors support robust edtech programs at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Diana Elliott and Steven Brown explain how the recent college admissions scandal highlights the myth of the American meritocracy. • How can funders make the education system more equitable? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education offers recommendations on how to improve work-study programs for college students to be more career-ready. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • James Paterson, writing for Education Dive, highlights findings from a new report, that show the benefits of work-study programs for students in college. • How can donors fund…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: ‘What Does It Take?’: Admissions Scandal Is a Harsh Lesson in Racial Disparities The college admissions scandal that dominated headlines this past week has shone a light on the economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mandy Savitz-Romer explains that the recent college admissions scandal is merely an exaggerated form of the business-as-usual inequity that plays out in universities across America. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic highlights 9 revealing moments from the Department of Justice’s college-admissions indictment showing the lengths people will take for select universities. • Is this the reason why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At the SXSW EDU 2019 conference, panelists discussed digital transformation in higher education and the impact of tech on various departments. • What are the primary challenges…