This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Getting Smart post profiles an organization called Big Green which is attempting to promote health and nutrition in school districts across the country through “learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Hechinger Report post, Engy Gadelmawla, a Facing History and Ourselves alumna, describes her childhood dealing with Islamophobia — and details ways that education can provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Getting Smart piece details the efforts by a school district in Ohio to aggregate and share data in order to help students who are falling…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · American urban schools have improved significantly, but according to Alia Wong, the lingering bias remains against them and is contributing to segregation. · How can we extinguish…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mary Jo Madda explains that the meritocracy myth leads students and educators to ignore a valuable asset divorced from ability: social capital. • How can funders help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lauren Barack explains the need to teach cybersecurity in U.S. classrooms as an integral part of the curriculum, not a brief overview. • How can funders help educators…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Learning Accelerator details an action plan for school districts looking to innovate: Create a culture of communication, know your audience and seek evolution (rather than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Andre Perry at The Hechinger Report discusses how the progressive idea of universal pre-K garnered support from both Republicans and Democrats alike and urges Democrats to continue to push…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The United Teachers Union in Los Angeles is preparing to strike on Monday if they do not receive better pay, more school funding and student access…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jean Twenge, professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, explores the link between smartphone use and sleep deprivation in this article from The Conversation. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabelle Hau, writing for Getting Smart, discusses how schools today need to incorporate machine learning, AI, and digital learning into higher education to prepare students for a changing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter Fortenbaugh, writing for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, describes the hardships nonprofits face when trying to report compelling outcomes. • How can philanthropists build strong relationships…