This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Osborne and Emily Langhorne discuss the results of district-run autonomous schools compared to traditional public and charter schools. • Can this model be improved and spread? What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • NYU is offering free tuition to medical students in hopes of filling lower-paid medical paths that are currently understaffed, including primary care. • Is this the right…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Association of Charter School Authorizers has found that new charter schools are opening under state education agencies rather than school districts and Greg Richmond explains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rihanna is helping the Global Partnership for Education, an international collaboration of donors and developing nations, to garner support and invest in girls’ education. • How are collaborative…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 discusses Bill Gates’ recent blog post, in which he praises 2018 Teacher of the Year Mandy Manning, emphasizes the importance of listening to teachers more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Victoria Clayton shares how the North Clackamas School District closed the racial gap in graduation rates thanks to professional development focused on educational equity. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson explains how North Dakota is measuring student engagement as an indicator of school success to fulfill an ESSA requirement. • Should other states be using this indicator?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum explains that the abundance and availability of data from North Carolina make it a popular state for education research. Other states need to improve their data…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Lebron James I Promise School is utilizing a whole-family intervention approach that provides extra workforce training development, GED programs, job placement services and a food bank…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report by the Public Impact found that students of color in wealthier schools are still facing achievement gaps. The report expands on evidence-based approaches educators can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Students from Wheelock College in Boston, MA are traveling to Belfast, Ireland to study how educators follow peaceful programs that address childhood trauma in the classroom after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Level Up is the summer camp portion of an organization called Envision that offers coding and STEM boot camps to students who are visually impaired. • How will programs…