This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alana Dunagan at Christensen Institute explains three misconceptions in higher education and expands on how policy changes can accurately address concerns. • What is the role of donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses recommendations by career services professionals, who offer suggestions of how to broaden career prep resources for students during their post-secondary education. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Patrick Methvin at Postsecondary Success discusses how various initiatives focus on institutional transformation: when experts help colleges build capacity to be able to offer their students the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mary Clare Amselem argues that California’s plan to offer two years of free community college is too costly to be effective. • How can funders best support the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Susan Sepanik describes how MDRC gathered and used feedback to improve their AVID college preparation program. • How can other programs use iterative feedback to improve their programs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses how college faculty turned to information technology staff to help them design classrooms to be ideal active learning sites. • The collaborative effort…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, 1.8 million low-income students who qualify for benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are unaware of its existence. This program assists low-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Though many believe public confidence in tradition American universities is on the wane, this Education Next post pushes back on the idea, noting recent innovations that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Joe McCarthy at Global Citizen discusses how millions of college students are going without meals which in turn affects a students ability to learn. · How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Thomas Arnett shares four of his ideas for improving schools in 2019 centered around better supporting teachers. • What sort of stakeholder buy-in is needed to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Preston Cooper at AEI discusses a new financing option known as income-share agreements and the misconceptions about what income-share agreements are and how they can benefit the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropy and the Public Good course at Baylor University teaches students how to distribute money to organizations and evaluate them as if they were a board…