This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Studies show that when Presidents of colleges use social media, they can connect with their students in creative and innovative ways. Specifically, at minority-serving colleges, Presidents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 discusses a new report that shows how states are often powerless to align struggling school districts with wealthy neighbors: Most mergers are voluntary and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: The Home Shows In a few weeks Seattle’s hometown heros Pearl Jam will play two concerts in the city to raise awareness and money to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSource reports on the nationwide spreading of Summit Prep’s personalized learning model and how it fosters cognitive skills and concepts while allowing students to progress at their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Major discussions have risen around religion in education and school choices. Here, Neal McCluskey discusses religion in education and argues that if tax dollars are used to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Colorado program CareerWise developed an initiative based on a Swiss apprenticeship program where students commit to three-year apprenticeships during high school and make around $30,000 at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 reports on the increase in the number of kids there are in foster care, saying that it has been steadily rising since 2016. However, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains the importance of teaching financial literacy and provides techniques to help students understand the fundamentals at a young age. • If high schoolers were taking financial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every child is born into possibility, yet for too many the opportunity to reach that possibility is inequitable from the start. People of color and their children face stark disparities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive reports on a program from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to bring the stories of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to the forefront.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Despite the lack of efforts on a national level, Education Dive reports that many cities are implementing their own universal pre-K programs for young children. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author offers eight lessons for youth-led movements based on his own experiences participating in climate activism. • The eighth lesson in the article is “Youth need mentors,…