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    Climate Strategy: Girls’ Education

    Brookings | Plan International | UNICEF Dec 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Christina Kwauk, Jessica Cooke, Elisa Hara, and Joni Pegram highlight opportunities for policy to advance girls’ education as a climate strategy.  • Where are improvements needed most?…

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    Using Storytelling to Combat Gun Violence

    EdSurge Dec 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Carlitos Rodriguez, a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018, created  Stories Untold, a program that allows survivors and community members relay how the…

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    A Philanthropist’s Journey Of Meaning, Purpose, And Joy

    Leap Ambassadors Community Dec 13, 2019

    The reason Friends of the Children exists today is because Duncan Campbell, a Portland philanthropist who founded one of the first timber investment firms in the world, willed it into existence…

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    Two Documentaries Showcase the Hardships of the College Admissions Process

    The Hechinger Report

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Liz Willen discusses the documentaries “Personal Statement” and “Unlikely,” which shed light on the difficulties for students going through the college admissions process. • The author highlights…

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    Why We Need to Engage Youth to Feel Purposeful

    The 74 Dec 12, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Learner-centered environments are helpful for students to find their purpose and grow a sense of identity and path toward success.  • How is your local school…

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    Meet Aidan, the U.S. Education Department’s Financial Aid Chatbot

    EdSurge Dec 12, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Koenig at EdSurge reports on the launch of Aidan, an innovative chatbox tool that will assist the U.S. Federal Student Aid department.  • What will be…

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    Are Online Supplemental Educational Materials High Quality?

    Thomas Fordham Institute Dec 11, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Morgan Polikoff and Jennifer Dean unpack the advantages and disadvantages of online supplemental educational materials currently in use.  • How can funders help to increase the use…

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    Personalized Learning Initiative: Honoring Complexity and Building Community

    New Profit

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Leaders of New Profit’s Personalized Education Initiative, Helayne Jones and Molly O’Donnell, explain the state of play in personalized learning and share some of the challenges and opportunities…

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    How to Help Engage Girls in STEM for the Future Workforce

    Forbes Dec 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Dan Mantz describes several ways in which nonprofit organizations can help engage more girls in STEM to broaden the pool of candidates for the future workforce.  •…

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    How Community Service Plays a Role in Preparing Students

    Getting Smart Dec 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement found that students who participate in service-learning have a higher chance of graduating from college. • How…

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    What Makes An Education Desert?

    Urban Institute Dec 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kristen Blagg explains discusses the combination of factors that lead to education deserts where people lack access to appropriate higher education opportunities.  • How can we help…

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    How Schools Can Sustain Students’ Cultures

    YES! Magazine Dec 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ananya Garg at YES! Magazine reports on new teaching methods that focus on building up students from all backgrounds and cultures and undoing generations of discrimination and…

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