This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2018 may go down in education history as the year of the teacher strike. Statewide teacher walkouts in six states this past spring pointed the way to continued unrest this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nowell Leadership Charter School explicitly helps teen parents graduate from high school and fully prepare them for college. • How can philanthropists or organizations partner with schools that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrea Keith, writing for Getting Smart, explains how empowering student innovation and entrepreneurship in the classroom is the future for the 21st-century workforce. • Can teachers gain development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing magazine reports that a young girl in Kansas’ state custody was sexually assaulted inside a child welfare office. After this disturbing incident, Gina Meier-Hummel, Kansas Department…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review explores how a wave of noncognitive skill initiatives holds promise for making teachers more effective and students more successful. • These skills…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sydney Johnson at EdSurge discusses LeBron James’ I Promise program and his long-term vision to send students to college. Johnson explains that, although monetary help for tuition is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the social sector, momentum is building in the movement to “get proximate” (as Bryan Stevenson has coined) to the individuals whom philanthropists are seeking to help. Listening to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hechinger Report explains how one treatment center in New England that helps adults are now counseling students who are impacted by the opioid crisis. • We…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Edutopia gives tips for teachers and educators looking to advance their professional development: Tackle what you don’t know — and leverage what you do. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matthew Sawh argues that public policy schools are reinforcing the bureaucratic silos of government, rather than building bridges across existing divides. • Is the picture he paints accurate and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Laura Faith Kebede reports that behavior specialists are working with students and schools in Memphis schools to avoid out-of-school suspensions and disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Taylor Lorenz reports that students are taking a stand against in-class presentations, citing anxiety. But supporters of the practice argue that it builds vital career skills. • How…