This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Two leaders, Michelle Jones and Ben Nelson are reinventing higher education by redesigning their own colleges that incorporate unique curriculums, learning styles, and non-traditional college environments. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Two Harvard Business School graduates discuss their summer semesters at Consulting for Impact, a program that incorporates business concepts into design thinking processes for start-up ideas. • This class…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Basta is a New York-based non-profit helping first-generation graduates get through specific hurdles to find their career paths after college. • What are some barriers that first-generation graduates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSurge explains Google’s IT Support Certificate Program and the positive effects it has on the workforce. The program also creates educational and employment opportunities for disadvantaged individuals…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart looks into the impact of competency-based learning and provides a list of 18 state policies that support competency-based programs and learning. · What effect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author relays reasons from the 2018 New York Times Higher Ed Leaders Forum around how the integrity of higher education institutions is challenged by it’s own…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeffrey Young takes a deeper look into the world of MOOCs (massive open online courses) to find that colleges and universities are driving innovation in learning,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Higher education institutions are looking to create an accountability mechanism that will realign schools’ focus toward improving student outcomes while tackling the leaky graduation pipeline. In order…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Classical education is different than you think. In the modern world, a classics education can provide students with a roadmap to learn and grow. Dana Weeks explains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report about the Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education by Mathematica revealed both the ability of the program to improve secondary education outcomes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart offers a list of effective competency-based programs that have been successful in both corporate and higher education settings. • How do competency-based education programs interact with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A reform bill from the U.S. House education committee looking to address student loan debt and make colleges more affordable has been halted until the Education…