This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart discusses competency-based education and provides a list of tools to help provide an effective CBE. On the list, there are categories for CBE-capable edtech…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Taylor Swaak reports on the struggles Puerto Rican seniors and their educators faced on the road to graduation on the mainland. Truama, cultural and language barriers, academic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory is a great example of programming that engages young people in hands-on learning activities that will help develop new skills, focus attention…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Unafraid is a documentary following three Dreamers as they navigate their path to college in an uncertain policial climate. • Can philanthropists partner with higher education institutions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Indiana’s Tindley charter schools have been known for their strict discipline policies and high suspension rates, but that will be changing in the upcoming school year. Tindley CEO…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A recent report shows that more students in New York City schools are reporting bullying, raising skepticism of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s discipline reforms. Chalkbeat discusses…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · While running for governor of California, Gavin Newsom has been very open about his dyslexia and his trouble reading. If he is elected governor, Newsom hopes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Similar to the job search feature presented last year, EdSurge reports that Google is releasing a college search tool that will provide information about admissions, student…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre Perry praises D.C.’s school bus model – unrestricted transportation for students to get to school and other learning opportunities – as a path to racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melissa Gedney shares ways for public school districts to change their data collection and storage methods to improve data interoperability so that stakeholders can better understand how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lillian E. Agosto-Maldonado shares how one Puerto Rico school is leading the way to resilience through green projects including solar power. • How can philanthropy support environmentally friendly,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A study indicates that early childhood nutrition – often correlated with poverty – has a lasting impact on physical and mental health. • How can philanthropy effectively improve early…