This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Mahnken reports that supporters of income integration see it as a viable alternative to failed attempts at racial integration. • What are the potential pitfalls…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Universities need to do a better job when it comes to diversity and inclusion practices and should start paying attention to the effectiveness of their diversity metrics. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows that holding back middle schoolers will increase the chances that those students will drop out of high school. However, new studies are showing some bright…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) as a well as a partnership between HP, Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), UNICEF and Google.org help Lebanon’s public schools let…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Under ESSA, the Military Student Identifier can track whether or not students with military parents have attended school or not and can understand how well they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A pledge of commitments worth more than $7.6 billion took place in the months leading up to Global Citizen Week that are going to advance global education,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Colorado Department of education is offering $55 million in grants to Colorado charter schools to expand tech and classroom resources. • How will charter school expansion grants…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Adolescence is a critical time of life when friendships grow deep, and teens are moved to explore and discover who they are in the world. Unfortunately, the typical story of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Over 85 percent of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District live near or below the poverty line, and only 80 percent of the district’s students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive discusses a health-science focused high school in Wisconsin that encourages hands-on activities and field experiences, which can help students gain useful skills for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 reports on a new book that can help guide teachers through new technology in the classroom, including augmented and virtual reality. • As many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat examines a new report out of Chicago that shows how failing less academic classes such as gym can damage a student’s chance at graduating just…