Giving Compass’ Take: • A survey of teachers from across the country conducted by Jefferson Education Exchange reveals how teachers access (and don’t access) education research. • How can funders…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent study reveals that school counselor diversity can help low-income students thrive, and can boost student enrollment in higher education. • How can education donors…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Katherine Martinko at TreeHugger reviews the documentary, The Game Changers, which argues that animal meat products inhibit athletic performance because they don’t give the body what…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Shawna De La Rosa at Education Dive reports on DonorsChoose, a crowdfunding program that is helping schools fill funding gaps. However, some districts forbid teachers from participating over…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • This article by Robert Stewart and Christopher Uggen considers the effect of criminal records on college admissions. • The authors suggest colleges consider narrowing the scope of such inquiries…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers report that a new tool can measure parent perceptions of how they engage with their children’s education. • Would you want to implement tools like this…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Florida’s Student Success Act in 2011 ended teacher tenure and caused an improvement in student achievement, according to a Brookings study. Moreover, the authors found that…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder of the Emerson Collective, describes how a brief glimpse at the education system in California in 1994 galvanized her to become a social…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Urban Institute research analyzed how young parents are balancing obtaining degrees and taking care of their children at the same time. •The study identified that childcare…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • States are still trying to grapple with whether or not remedial education courses in higher ed are helping students pass or hindering success. • What are…
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Giving Compass’ Take: • Emma Belcher, Director of Nuclear Challenges, writes for the MacArthur Foundation and calls for public engagement with elected officials to address nuclear threats. • What role can funders…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Conn at The Hechinger Report writes that in struggling Rust Belt cities, childcare deserts and lack of preschool funding threaten educational progress. • What makes childcare in…