This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eric Waldo and Jenny Rickard share five improvements for the college admissions process to increase access for disadvantaged students. • How can funders work to make these improvements at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Carnegie Mellon University announced that it will give away digital learning software tools to build on the practice of learning engineering in science classes across higher education. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EducationSuperHighway is a nonprofit that reached its goal of connecting 99 percent of K-12 students to high-speed broadband internet and is now preparing to sunset. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laura Fay at The 74 discusses the number of states that have mandated sexual education classes for students, and the content within these courses. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michal Kurlaender, writing for EdSource, discusses how students can benefit from a productive state education system, specifically for the success of cradle-to-career programs. • How is the current system…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marie Bjerede, writing for Getting Smart, suggests that to foster agency in students, the educator must shift classroom focus from teacher-centered to student-centered by using various learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · There has been so much emphasis on early childhood literacy that math instruction has become minimal in young classrooms. Sarah Gonser at The Hechinger Report discusses the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this paper from the American Sociological Association, authors Joscha Legewiea and Jeffrey Fagan discuss the effects of aggressive policing on the education of minority youths.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Hechinger Report story, Sarah Gosner highlights the vocational schooling system in New Jersey, including some of its downsides. • How might other places implement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from the Arkansas Times, author Leslie Newell Peacock highlights a recent endowment by the Windgate Charitable Trust into arts education. • Some may…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Chalkbeat, the authors discuss how mayor-elect of Chicago Lori Lightfoot is likely to affect change in the city’s education system. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lindsay Marcal at Independent Sector interviewed Erin Souza-Rezendes, Director of Communications of MENTOR, about the impact of mentorships and the challenges that arise in this field. •…