This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Education Dive explores the impact of virtual reality (VR) technology on children and why experts recommend limiting time with immersive media experiences. · VR can play a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Education Dive explains that high schools across the country should reevaluate their diploma requirements and ensure they prepare students for college by meeting typical eligibility requirements at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, Oscar Mayer Magnet School is looking to offer neighborhood families free tuition for preschoolers but not for students that are currently…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank interviews Dean of the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Dariush Mozaffarian, on the importance of education and science when it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • John Swallow explains how liberal arts colleges can use nudges to increase the number of students that find jobs after college. • What nudges and support are…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Getting Smart podcast, Dr. Christina Gardner-McCune discusses her efforts in getting students, particularly girls and students of color, excited about computer science. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The San Antonio Independent School District partnered with Mark Larson, who oversees the KIPP charter schools in San Antonio, to share strategies on how best to get low-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dr. Patricia Faison Hewlin, writing for Getting Smart, discusses how university faculty can encourage diversity by empowering more women and minorities within higher education. • The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers at New York University found more positive results when parents adjust their language to encourage their kids to “do science” rather than “be scientists.” •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Education Dive story, Amelia Harper discusses a recent report from the Learning Policy Institute which indicates that teacher qualifications are the best predictor for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Getting Smart story, Michael Niehoff discusses the RULER approach to emotional intelligence developed by education researchers at Yale. • How does the RULER approach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Mashable story, Rebecca Ruiz highlights a recent study which suggests that the release of 13 Reasons Why was correlated with a spike in teen…