This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a brief for Education Dive, Lauren Barack provides successful anecdotes on how to ambitiously engage students remotely, many of which include ramping up the rigor.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sean Gallagher, at EdSurge, explains how community colleges are becoming more prominent and need better digital preparation for COVID-19. • How can we work to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcus Gaddy and Theresa Anderson fill readers in on the benefits and complexities of two-generation partnerships with schools, which connect parents and children with essential services.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ted Mitchell explains how first-gen and minority college students experience disproportionate disruptions to their learning during COVID-19. • How does this threaten to reverse the recent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A coalition of leading organizations in education and innovation is helping superintendents address COVID-19 and its impact on the education system through learner-centered leadership. • Learner-centered…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Communities most impacted by systemic inequities in ordinary times are more significantly impacted by times of crisis. As the pandemic spreads, communities of color and low-income communities continue to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jared Wadley highlights the detrimental impact of masculinity norms — such as self-reliance — on Black men, many of whom don’t seek the help they need.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Shoval highlights the importance of teaching children fundamental personal finance skills to increase financial literacy and help secure their futures. • COVID-19 brought new challenges to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report from Aspen College Excellence Program’s American Talent Initiative and College Greenlight illustrates how college access and success community-based organizations (CBOs) can be instrumental partners…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Caroline Kronley, writing for PhilanTopic, discusses how philanthropic organizations can still continue to focus on important global issues during this pandemic (such as equitable education in Latin…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this article from The Washington Post, a story of a wealthy doctor and a favela merchant who were both hospitalized with COVID-19, reveal a not uncommon…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alex Zimmerman explains the various factors – from technical difficulties to trauma related to the coronavirus – that made NYC’s virtual summer school a failure. • Many…