This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christensen Institute examines Western Governors University, a school that caters mostly to non-traditional colleges students (working adults in rural areas) with online classes. Is it disrupting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Master chef and advocate Alice Waters is pushing for free, sustainable school lunch for all K-12 students in California. In this Food Tank interview, Waters argues that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christina Veiga reports that newly-released data reveals how much money each New York school spends per student. • Is there a better way to divvy up the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mary Clare Amselem argues that income share agreements – schools forgoing tuition payments in favor of a percentage of their graduate’s earnings after graduation – might be a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Teo Armus reports that Texas is refusing to fund education for children in migrant shelters in spite of a federal mandate that requires six hours of schooling on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Morgan Sherburne-Michigan reports that a recent study suggests that kids use screens as a comfortable escape from a chaotic and overwhelming world. • Is this a new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sam Peterson explores the role of technology in education, including benefits, drawback, and implementation hurdles that can make or break edtech. • How can funders help schools identify…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research shows the latest evidence linking increased school funding to positive outcomes for students, including graduation rates, lifetime wages, and college attendance. • How does New York compare…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat profiles New York City’s new chief academic officer Linda Chen, who wants to make sure teachers have the resources that work for every single student.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this EdSurge podcast, Ruben Harris of Career Karma discusses how he developed his podcast into a startup that is trying to shift the typical perceptions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen profiles an international school program called Education for Sharing, which encourages kids to learn about civic issues through play and open-ended methodologies. • According…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Addressing the recent print-your-own gun debate, Lindsay Schakenbach Regele discusses the history of the US government’s involvement in the gun industry and what the future firearms debate should…