This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shawna De La Rosa reports that period poverty – being unable to afford menstrual products – is a significant reason girls miss school. Shame, stigma, and lack…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers found the top charter schools that are best serving students with disabilities and provide recommendations on how other schools can replicate these efforts. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSurge talks about a program organized by PilotCity that is connecting high school students with local employers for work-based projects and internships during the summer. · How do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive reports that a growing number of traditional public schools, much like their charter school counterparts, are getting the go-ahead to try new innovative approaches. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive reports on how rural schools in North Carolina are using the mantra of ‘I don’t know how to do this, but I’ll find a way’ to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Naaz Modan reports that a YouTruth survey found that one middle school successfully intervened to reduce bullying by 10% while bullying is on the rise nationwide. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson reports that research has linked the Black-white discipline gap with the achievement gap. • How can funders help schools to close the discipline gap? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christine Schmidt discusses how newspapers are partnering with private funders to produce education reporting to benefit communities. • Could education reporting in your community use a boost?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • John Harper at FSG discusses how the exclusion of community voices at the decision-making table does not advance equitable systems change in social impact work. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More education technology businesses are receiving funding from impact investors, meaning that more money will be directed at technology within classrooms. • What are the implications…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Akilah Johnson is, by all accounts, a phenomenon. When the Communities for Just Schools Fund first met her, Johnson was a 16-year-old junior in high school in Washington, DC, our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An investment from the Children’s Fund in four Detroit charter schools helped spur collaboration and innovation within the charter community. • Why is it more useful…