Giving Compass’ Take: • The U.S. Government Accountability Office found four primary challenges in assessing program performance in K-12 education and offers recommendations on how to address these concerns. •…
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The 74 Mar 25, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Beth Hawkins, writing for The 74, discusses how the research on personalized learning does not provide clear results that prove effectiveness in classrooms, even though many…
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Click here for more.Improving Student Outcomes By Phasing Out Remedial College Education Courses
Chalkbeat Mar 25, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • A bipartisan bill in Colorado bans four-year colleges from giving students placement exams for remedial courses after finding that they are holding many individuals back from…
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Getting Smart Mar 25, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Katrina Youdale, writing for Getting Smart, explores how schools are incorporating digital play for preschoolers. • What programs can provide a healthy amount of digital play for…
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Smithsonian Mar 25, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Six teachers and education professionals, discuss with the staff at Smithsonian on what it means to be a great teacher and how to become one. This…
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GeekWire Mar 25, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Veterans are learning the skills to get back into the workforce after returning home. But rather than preparing for a 9-5 job, they are learning the skills to…
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Fast Company Mar 25, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Fast Company, author Harry McCracken discusses Google’s Applied Digital Skills program. Led by JamieSue Goodman, the program has offered free access to…
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The 74 Mar 24, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Programs like Parents as Teachers engage with young at-risk parents by doing home visits and providing tools that parents need to provide children with healthy and…
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Stanford Social Innovation Review Mar 24, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • In this piece from SSIR, author Eliot Brenner discusses the financial and quality of life costs of youth mental health issues on society. • Brenner comments…
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Getting Smart Mar 24, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark, writing for Getting Smart, discusses how students can collaborate effectively in project-based learning classrooms. • Why is it important for kids to learn…
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The Learning Accelerator Mar 22, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • The Learning Accelerator created the Innovation Directors Network, a group of professionals that are constantly working to address challenges of the education system. • How does…
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The 74 Mar 22, 2019Giving Compass’ Take: • The Highlander Institute supports schools and districts by offering personalized approaches for schools to implement through a five-phase framework called Pathways to Personalization: A Framework for School Change. …
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