This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen tells the story of Samra Zafar, once a child bride turned human rights activist working to further gender equality and empower women and girls around…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Kyle Redford, a 5th grade teacher from the Bay Area, suggests that an approach that decodes words with phonics can benefit every student learning how to read.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Liz Willen discusses Anthony Abraham Jack’s new book detailing the obstacles economically disadvantaged students face on elite campuses and how these institutions can do a better job…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In an effort to preserve liberal arts, small colleges across the country are having to rethink their approach to curriculum and how much students pay for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ashley Fetters at The Atlantic reviews Dave Cullen’s new book about the 2018 school shooting massacre in Parkland, Florida where he writes upon the turmoils and challenges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent racial-discrimination lawsuit against Harvard (contending that the school’s practices harm minority applicants, specifically Asian Americans) puts the whole college application process in the spotlight: Is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Robin J. Lake highlights successful education reforms from Purto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria. • How can funders work to spread successful education reform? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Hallie Busta at Education Dive talks with Marni Baker Stein about the growing tension between traditional postsecondary education and the rise of online education options and how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mass shootings often result in a particularly difficult kind of grief known as traumatic grief and, as The Atlantic reports, the death by suicide of someone connected…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from EdSource, author Michael Phillips argues that attempts by the legislature to cap charter schools ignore the needs and choices of students. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Hallie Busta provides a few steps that all colleges should take to regain public trust in the application process amongst recent admission scandals. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Beth Hawkins explains the need for education to reconsider how it prepares students for the workforce in the ‘Age of Agility’ and the potential benefits of apprenticeships…