This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lauren Barack reports that more schools are collaborating with credit unions through free community partnerships that provide financial literacy courses. • What role can funders play…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Gordon Harold explains how parents’ behavior, especially arguing, can have a significant impact on a child’s trajectory and mental health. • How can funders help parents access the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Universum released an study indicating that college students’ preferences in job characteristics and attributes have changed over the last decade. • One finding revealed that by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Rising Voices Library is a collection of books for K-5 classrooms that highlight stories about black and Latino boys that go largely unrepresented in children’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Todd Brekhus shares the promises and predictions of education technology in 2019 as well as the disappointments. • How has education technology impacted your local school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tony Wan interviews longtime educators and industry entrepreneurs, analysts and stakeholders about the highs and lows, wins and woes of the past decade in edtech. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nick Ducoff argues that we need to do more to protect students from college closures rather than prioritize failing institutions. • How can funders work to protect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Diane Schilder discusses how childcare providers using federal funds can best collaborate to serve low-income working families. • How can funders help to connect childcare providers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cindy Cisneros at The Hechinger Report discusses how breakdowns in child care arrangements may cost U.S. businesses billions annually in employee absences. • How can funders help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for CityLab, Kendra Hurley explains how universal pre-K has unintentionally driven up the cost of childcare by limiting the availability of affordable programs. · How has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · This report from MDRC takes a look at the findings from a study on the assessment practices used to place students in remedial and college-level courses.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · As student populations continue to become more diverse in the Chicago area, schools have found that retaining African American teachers is the best way to serve…