This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat interviews Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner about early childhood initiatives in the state, specifically how to make good programs more affordable and accessible for low-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Students need a positive school environment that has the support systems and policies in place to encourage students to speak up about sexual assault happening in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An online platform called CommunityShare helps students make connections to local businesses, networks, and universities to create opportunities for beneficial interaction. • Why is it important…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Hechinger Report, Jennifer Rich discusses religion, ethnicity and race in education and explains that a previously closed case brought against Rutgers University by a Zionist group…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Senior Ayden Clayton at Rangeview High School in Aurora shares his feelings on how the racial achievement gap in high school starts when students of color are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat reports on evidence that anti-poverty programs can help young students in low-income households get better test scores and graduate from high school. • Which programs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Salesforce has released Individualized Success Plans to help students build a strategy that fits their unique circumstances. • How can funders help students access the resources…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael B. Horn offers insights into building teacher buy-in that is essential for truly achieving educational reform. • How can funders include teachers in the education reform design…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum shares several studies that indicate that cash or benefits given to low-income families improve their kids’ school performance. • How can funders boost achievement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Beth Hawkins reports that San Antonio is working to improve educational opportunities for low-income students by embracing in-district charter schools. • What are the advantages of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Joe McCarthy, writing for Global Citizen, lists seven activists that won the UN’s Champions of the Earth Award for their work in creating sustainability initiatives that help protect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Imagine Scholar is a youth and educational development initiative in South Africa that helps kids turn their passions into project-based learning and instruction. • How does the model that…