This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Tom Vander Ark at Getting Smart explores Beaver Country Day School’s Research and Design Center and takes a look at how the innovation hub was designed to promote student-driven…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Natalie Schwartz, writing for Education Dive, discusses the recent edtech investments that are affecting higher education students. • How are these investments changing the landscape of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • To address educational challenges, schools must tackle issues of access and quality before changing the traditional school model. • How can donors play a role in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Absenteeism doesn’t just affect students, it costs schools money. Here, Governing Magazine identifies a simple solution to reduce the negative impact of absent students—mail-based intervention. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elliot Ransom explains that grades are a strong indicator of student success, but classroom environment contributes significantly to grades. • What support do educators in your community need…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Programs That Work has determined that New York City’s Small Schools of Choice (SSCs) are a good opportunity for expanding and scaling impact, contingent on a…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Mark Schneider and Kim Clark conducted research at colleges across the United States and identified common themes among successful college completion reforms. • How can philanthropy help institutions…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Migration Policy Institute lays out the various sources of data on English learners (ELs) in the United States and offers advice about to compare and interpret…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jane Cheung at Americans for the Arts interviewed Anna Lisa Caraveo Flores, Director of Pablove Shutterbugs, a program that approaches childhood cancer through art and science. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Shawna De La Rosa, writing for Education Dive, discusses how schools can better position themselves as learning space to advance modern career skills through design and rearrangement. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new MBA course at Texas McComb called Investing in Philanthropy teaches students how to effectively measure nonprofit success while looking at how to make an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Rollins college, undergraduate students are guiding preschoolers through civic discourse curriculum with games, books, and projects that teach “philosophical rules” to children. • Can these…