This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart takes a dive into 15 public school districts that are making career preparation—including communications, critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration–a priority. • How can other schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Thomas Arnett reports on research conducted at the Christensen Institute analyzing why teachers forgo using the software provided to them by their districts. · Should schools provide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Company Tsogo Sun aims to create social investment programs by supporting initiatives that help advance young people’s education paths. • Tsogo Sun also extends partnerships with local organizations in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to the 2018 EdChoice Schooling in America Survey, teachers are not enthused with their profession, and most do not trust their union leadership or district superintendent. …
In 2017, New Profit, John Legend’s FREEAMERICA, and Bank of America teamed up to take on this challenge and launch Unlocked Futures, an accelerator program with two key areas of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for AVPN, Janine Teo analyzes the different challenges in global education and explains how blended learning and the incorporation of mobile gaming in the classroom is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Futurity reports that students who experience a simulation through virtual reality showing the effects of ocean acidification have an increased understanding on the issue and become…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Lauren Barack explains that collaboration between schools and after-school programs can expand impact and learning opportunities. · What do after-school programs do for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sivan Tuchman and Travis Pillow explain how researchers discovered inequity in out-of-school enrichment opportunities in Denver, disadvantaging black and Latino students. • How can funders best help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dana Schmidt outlines three outdated notions that funders, NGOs, and governments need to move beyond to make a real impact on education for girls globally. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Duquesne Professor Robert Sroufe discusses the importance of engaging business students in addressing climate change and offers ways to make it happen. • How can funders help business…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · As more discussions surface about the systems that allow the rich to get richer and leading to more inequality, the author identifies the Bezos Day One Fund…