This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wendy Sawyer explains how risk assessments can lead judges’ to hand down harsh sentences to youth, particularly if judges do not understand how the assessment was calculated. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Getting Smart post, educator Linda Ryden describes what she does as an elementary school “peace teacher,” focusing on conflict resolutions for students and social-emotional learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 reports on the will of school districts across the U.S. to prepare students for the future of work, but argues that there doesn’t seem…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Next reports on an often-overlooked aspect of college reform efforts: Adult learners, many of whom are parents, make up a good portion of the population.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit Quarterly examines alarming new data about the number of homeless students in New York City and the lack of philanthropic support in the region to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from more than 80,000 hours of classroom observations conducted around the world found that three strategies for school improvement center around using evidence based framework,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · To close the disadvantage gap in youths, Megan Sim and Julie Belanger at the RAND Corporation explain that schools are looking for evidence about which early years programs actually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Even though U.S. graduation rates are high, it is still difficult for teen mothers to graduate, and they may need more assistance than public schools are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Carolyn Phencie, writing for The 74, discusses student activists’ call for gun control and mental health programs in schools. · What needs to be done to make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart reports on how economically-advanced countries show wide chasms between learners who are globally-minded and those who are more place-based. Schools in Russia may offer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge reports on a new fund called SEI Ventures that is investing in higher education innovations, specifically for online tools targeted at adult learners — but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chicago Public Schools, while on better financial footing than in 2013, are still wrestling with dramatically shrinking enrollment and could have some tough choices to make, reports…