This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Before it became a widespread trend, personalized learning was created by teachers as a new way to approach progress and help students succeed. The Hechinger Report explains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · After recent school shootings, many leaders in education have questioned the effectiveness of the Obama-era school discipline policies. Jonathan Butcher at The Heritage Foundation discusses school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive details a Google pilot program that turns buses into mini study halls, with Wi-Fi, laptops and gamification to encourage learning on the go. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 gives us a snapshot of how many homeless students there are in the United States, revealing that California has the highest number total, with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge reports on a practice in some classrooms to post “data walls” — usually nameless test results on a big board that everyone can see to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Our advancing society is making many unpredictable changes that result in uncertainty about the future. Here, Getting Smart analyzes a guide from the XQ Institute for state…
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…
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 conversation 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: • Thomas B. Fordham Institute released a report regarding Common Core reading standards and questions whether or not teachers are executing these strategies successfully. However, some teachers are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jason Terrell tells his story about being a black social entrepreneur, first working as a teacher until creating a social enterprise that the NewSchools’ Diverse Leaders portfolio accepted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melinda Gates is spearheading an initiative to close the gender gap in computer science by using a coalition of tech companies to boost diversity efforts. •…