This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Chalkbeat talks with Detroit teacher Michelle Schwendemann about her approach to education, why she lets her students lead in their own learning, and how it helps build lifelong skills…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Smithsonian magazine notes that, since the Great Recession, the number of history majors at colleges and universities has dropped by more than 30 percent, mainly due…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: • Education Dive reports that Woz U (Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak’s online tech education company) is partnering with CareerCircle to reach workers who want to increase their technical…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this video and post (via Ford Foundation) Douglas Wood, Former Program Officer at Global Grants, reports on a recent panel discussion regarding the positive ripple…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An innovative Australian charity called SolarBuddy is working to create a sustainable future through solar powered lighting in South Africa. • How can donors help fund entrepreneurial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hechinger Report gives details about a special program at Western Michigan University and other colleges that have started to help foster youth earn degrees. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this EdSurge post, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Jack Lynch details his company’s new Educator Confidence Report that emphasizes the importance of human connections in the classroom, even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on how the Kyrgyz Space Program, funded by Patreon crowdsourcing, is empowering women to send the first country’s satellite to space. • Could this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Next explores a new report about how student choice plays a role in classroom engagement and motivation — and why many schools miss the mark.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This EdSurge post reports on the importance of higher education institutions developing ways to meet students where they are on the technology side, especially in workforce…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • CareerWise Colorado is an apprenticeship program for high schoolers that allows them to gain knowledge in specific skills sets, provides them wages, and ensures students have a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education, particularly higher education, is not the great equalizer and wealth distribution as well as family income are contributing factors to getting a bachelor’s degree. • How can…