This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and the Latino student advocacy group Excelencia in Education created the Adult Learner 360 Academy for Hispanic-serving institutions that helps…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Administrators from Walter Bracken STEAM Academy detail the process of introducing STEAM classes effectively into the school curriculum. • Why is STEAM beneficial for students? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julia Freeland Fisher describes why students need social capital in order to advance their careers and offers potential innovative pathways that will help students achieve their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • With the rise of global challenges, young people are becoming more and more motivated to act on important issues and make a change. Here, the United Nations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Osborne and Emily Langhorne share some of the practices that successful district-run autonomous schools they studied employed. • Are district-run autonomous schools the answer to the charter-school question? • Learn…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Nat Malkus examines credit recovery programs at U.S. high schools to determine which are helping an which are hurting – and how schools can improve. • Are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alex Zimmerman reports that New York’s Board of Regents has determined evaluation criteria for charter schools, relying on metrics including chronic absenteeism rates to determine success. • Is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A study of student GPA and end-of-year tests in North Carolina revealed that students at affluent schools were more likely to participate in grade inflation. • How…
National venture philanthropy organization New Profit recently paired donors with social entrepreneurs from their community for candid conversations on the future of social problem-solving. These “unlikely duos” were given thought-provoking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2018, the national venture philanthropy organization New Profit brought together pairs of donors and social entrepreneurs from their community for candid conversations on the future of social problem-solving. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Right now an education funding compromise is going through Congress so that the Education Department can finalize its spending bill by the end of September. • Will any changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global investment in Africa’s education is necessary and the onset of private funding from impact investors, entrepreneurs and philanthropists could help spur change in Africa. • What other…