This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephanie Hull at The Hechinger Report says vouchers do not take into account that equity and equality are not the same thing. • How can donors support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Green Shoots Foundation Agri-Tech Centre teaches horticulture training, repackage farming, and agri-tech to rural youth in Cambodia through techniques that are exciting and give them practical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brian Kennedy and Meg Hefferon at Pew Research Center report on what Americans know about science and finds that although many can answer at least some…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Whitmire explains that high school GPA is the best predictor of which college students will receive degrees. • How can funders work to boost college graduation rates? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alex Zimmerman reports that New York City suspensions were down in 2018 after a spike in 2017. • How can funders work to decrease suspension? What do suspension trends…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark shares steps for states to end or shift away from standardized testing to improve students learning without sacrificing measuring progress. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat’s feature called “How I Teach” discusses educators who are widely recognized for their approach in the classroom. In this post, Chalkbeat highlights Marla Williams, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Undermatching is when high school students enroll in less selective and less expensive colleges because they can not afford to enroll in their first choice schools,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrew Pillow, writing for The 74, examines Democrats’ position in the charter school debate, emphasizing continued support of school choice within the political party. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Workspace Education is a Connecticut-based nonprofit that aims to provide project-based learning to help students understand science concepts. • How can donors support efforts to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum at Chalkbeat writes upon a recent Federal report that found little connection between charter middle school quality (as measured by test scores) and college outcomes.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from MDRC reveals early results of the impact of NYC’s small schools of choice on postsecondary persistence and labor market outcomes. • How can funders…