This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a Hindu spiritual leader who runs a program called Yes! for Schools which encourages both students and teachers to participate in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Principal Elizabeth Meyers working in Chicago Public Schools is redesigning her summer school program to entice more students. • What are the tenets of a reliable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Creative Advantage has been implemented in 45 K-12 Seattle Public Schools in the Central, Southwest and Southeast regions. By the end of the school year in 2019, it will…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Morgan Polikoff suggests using curriculum materials as a lever for education reform and offers ways to overcome barriers to this approach. • How can philanthropy help use this information…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A school district tried to share wealthy parents’ donations with poor schools. Listen to what happens in this podcast from VOX. • How has school choice shown to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A recently released report from New America shows that English learners with disabilities have a lack of federal support and funding. To better serve these students and their needs, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Christensen Institute’s Thomas Arnett talks with Kareem Farah and Rob Barnett about their non-traditional instructional approaches in the classroom and their nonprofit called the The Modern Classrooms Project. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Futurity reports on new research concluding that students who feel a greater sense of belonging among their family and school community are unlikely to involve themselves…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Natalie Schwartz takes a look at five different stories examining how colleges are making use of emerging technologies and how higher education leaders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Eugene Butler Jr. addresses the shortcomings in urban school reform and provides his own opinions on how real change can be implemented successfully.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The 74, Robin Lake discusses the numerous benefits of homeschooling that are driving more parents to adopt this eduction method, including a growing infrastructure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Grammy Music Education Coalition is helping expand music education programs by investing time and resources into public schools. • What are the benefits of music…