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    K-12 Education: Challenges to Assessing Program Performance and Recent Efforts to Address Them

    U.S. Government Accountability Office Mar 25, 2019

    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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    Research on Personalized Learning Does Not Provide Clear Results on Effectiveness

    The 74 Mar 25, 2019

    Giving 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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    Improving Student Outcomes By Phasing Out Remedial College Education Courses

    Chalkbeat Mar 25, 2019

    Giving 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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    The State of Digital Play in Preschool

    Getting Smart Mar 25, 2019

    Giving 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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    How Do You Make a Great Teacher?

    Smithsonian Mar 25, 2019

    Giving 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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    Helping Veterans Move From Service To Startups

    GeekWire Mar 25, 2019

    Giving 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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    Digital Skills Education Tool Made Free for Teachers

    Fast Company Mar 25, 2019

    Giving 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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    How Engaging At-Risk Parents With Early Home Visits Can Boost Children’s Success

    The 74 Mar 24, 2019

    Giving 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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    The Crisis of Youth Mental Health

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Mar 24, 2019

    Giving 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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    Collaboration: Key to Successful Teams and Projects

    Getting Smart Mar 24, 2019

    Giving 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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    Coast-to-Coast Connections: How a National Network Fosters Better Education for All Students

    The Learning Accelerator Mar 22, 2019

    Giving 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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    A Personalized Approach Toward Personalized Learning Might Be the Answer

    The 74 Mar 22, 2019

    Giving 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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