This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Getting Smart, Michael Niehoff talks about redefining readiness and how we should measure the preparedness of students. Many suggestions involve college and career readiness, but Niehoff…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this piece, The 74’s Laura McKenna interviews ex-Newark mayor and current Senator Cory Booker about his legacy of education reform in Newark. • Philanthropists played…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • California schools are incorporating robots into computer science classes with the intention of getting students more invested and excited about their own learning. • How will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ilana Nankin created Breathe For Change, a curriculum and movement built to support the social-emotional well-being of teachers. • Why is it important for teachers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses a pilot program designed by the Institute of Play that incorporates Nintendo technology to advance STEM learning. • In what ways can video…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sherie Ryder, writing for BBC, discusses both sides of the debate over whether or not students should be able to use smartphones during class. • As…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Api Podder highlights an $8 million dollar investment by Strada Education Network into organizations that are using innovative solutions to effectively educate and prepare people of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take · The Koch Network is taking an interest in K-12 students across five unnamed states with a focus on the curriculum and technology. The specifics on what the network…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Lauren Barack discusses the importance of explaining to students how each lesson being taught ties into the big picture. Context is key to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There are alternative post secondary pathways besides college that educators should be talking about with students, acknowledging that a four year degree is not always the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Although ESSA has indicators of college and career readiness at different schools, most state rating systems vary on how they define those metrics. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent study by C. Kirabo Jackson of Northwestern University, found that educators who teach students to develop noncognitive skills with have more positive achievement outcomes. •…