This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Since many parents rely on friends and family to care for their children, some local governments have sought to train these informal early childhood care providers. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Collins, writing for EdSurge, discusses how educators can approach the process of addressing social-emotional learning and implementation. • Why should more schools adopt social-emotional learning?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that strong, effective leadership in schools will lead toward teacher retention, making those two factors the most important for school turnaround. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows high support from parents for educators to teach climate change. This support spans across political divides as well. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Emily Tate reports that enrollment in virtual schools continues to grow even though research suggests that they aren’t – and possibly can’t be – as effective as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nilesh Nimkar explains how standardized testing in the Indian context fails to adequately describe learning and further disadvantages marginalized children. • How can funders work to ensure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mark Keierleber reports widespread abuse of teachers of students with special needs, highlighting schools inability to serve these students and teachers properly. • How can funders help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Deborah Yaffe reports that recovery high schools offer a valuable tack for teens fighting substance abuse but the programs have not reached the scale needed to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Kendeda Fund is working to identify and address the root causes of early and child marriages in South Asia and around the world. • The Fund…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eyal Sher, writing for eJewish Philanthropy, explains how the art scene in Jerasulem helps build empathy between different cultures and how this can lead to significant community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Arthur VanderVeen, writing for Getting Smart, explores how the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) pilot is an opportunity for educators and policy leaders to create assessments that will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Halley Potter argues that states need to adopt specific integration-friendly policies in order to ensure that charter schools live up to their potential for diversity. • How…