This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart offers five suggestions for families, teachers, and kids to communicate and collaborate so that they can achieve high levels of engagement in students’ learning. • …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Last year, New York Governor granted the state $8 million in investments in open educational resources that are high-quality downloadable, learning materials. Ann Fiddler outlines specifically how in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Microsoft and Amazon both created new transcription technology for deaf and hearing-impaired college students so they can easily record lectures. • How are corporate and educational partnerships mutually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Companies are looking to attract and retain talent through education benefits that help employees pay for a degree. Companies offer a variety of packages, but they all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ashok K. Goel, a professor of computer science and cognitive science, is experimenting with chatbots as teacher assistants. He found that bots can help human teachers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The MOOC revolution is here to stay and is helping students with their credentials as well as increasing learning opportunities and engagement for users. • Are utilizing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • LGBTQ students face discrimination as the Education Department rolls back Obama-era rules intended to protect transgender students. • How can philanthropy help fill the leadership role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rural colleges are finding it challenging to find vocational teachers that are able to commit to schedules to teach and work, forcing some states to get more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brown University economist, John Friedman, is calculating which colleges promote the most social mobility, which he defines as ” the percentage of students who come from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropists are helping to increase graduation rates by using data collection systems to identify students at risk of dropping out and create innovative solutions to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The American College of the Building Arts is a small but mighty institution that incorporates craftsmanship courses such as blacksmithing and masonry into a liberal arts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge explores artificial intelligence that tries to help prospective college students connect with the school that best suits them, while admissions departments are looking into how…