This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study published in the American Educational Research Association’s open access journal finds that school board members are disproportionately coming from whiter, affluent, and more educated neighborhoods. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julia Freeland Fisher breaks down five education innovations she hopes will catch on in 2019. • How can funders help to advance education innovation in local communities? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses the work of Dr. Dimitri Christakis, whose research focuses on the effects of technology and screen time on children’s social, cognitive and emotional development. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eleanor Chute, writing for The Hechinger Report, notes the onset of virtual reality technology in classrooms as learning tools aimed at increasing student engagement. • What are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Karl Reid, writing for The Hechinger Report, suggests that STEM fields are still not inclusive and recommends four ideas to increase diversity in engineering. • One of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Green Schoolyards America is a nonprofit that aims to increase the number of schools’ participating in the green schoolyard movement which centers on combining environmental education and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • AI4ALL is nonprofit focused on improving diversity in the growing field of artificial intelligence by offering summer camps to more women of color. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart explores the connections Competency-Based Education has to Career and Technical Education, using the Putnam County School System in Tennessee as a success story. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Career pathways models are becoming a very popular approach for getting high school students to engage more. MDRC profiles YouthForce NOLA, which provides information on how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mark Keierleber reports that Puerto Rico education secretary Julia Keleher is working to scale up school choice options slowly, without sacrificing quality. • How can funders help Puerto Rico…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Alison Bukhari and Maharshi Vaishnav explain how the Development Impact Bond helped their organization make impressive progress toward their goals. • What other issues can benefit from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Unglesbee predicts higher education trends in 2019 based on the events of 2018, from capital campaigns to AR and VR. • How can funders help schools buck…