This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Erin Einhorn and Chastity Pratt Dawsey describe the harmful effects of high student turnover, a common problem in struggling urban school districts like Detroit’s. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A large number of college students today are dropping out for school due to financial reasons. MarketWatch explains that although finding funding for the initiative is difficult,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lola Fadulu explains why Digital Pioneers Academy is focusing on building diversity and inclusion in STEM through computer science programming for their majority low-income and minority student body. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This op-ed at The Hechinger Report argues that Florida’s limited school choice program does not always provide students with more opportunities. There’s an awareness gap. • Do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Thomas B. Fordham Institute argues that DonorsChoose.org, an online donor platform for teachers to request funds for their students, should include private schools, because they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Education Dive discusses the mixed result that open-plan schools have on educational outcomes and explains that although there have been some struggles in the process, this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, new research from Boston College shows that comprehensive support for K-5 students can prevent students from dropping out in the future. For students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to LifeZette, a rising concern about society’s’ tech obsession has led to France passing a new law banning the use of cellphones in school. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) will be funding a new program called Rhode2College where high-achieving, low-income Rhode Island students are paid for every step they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for EdSource, Omar Butler talks about the struggles with back-to-school time and explains that a large number of college students fail to return to college due to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In 2017, Britain declared homelessness a national crisis after finding that more than 9,000 young people drifting from sofa to sofa, with no real permanent place to call home. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Although today tobacco picking is done by machine, much of the rest of the production is done by hand. Surprisingly, there has been little attention or…