This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A student died at Urban Assembly Wildlife, a high school in New York City, after a push for restorative justice resulted in a breakdown of order. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Educators are introducing a growth mindset to teaching math and encouraging students to make mistakes and be flexible problem solvers. • Will teaching math this way be effective? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Victoria Sisk was still an undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University when she first discovered the growth mindset theory through Carol Dweck’s Ted Talk. In an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In nine different cities across the United States, various community-led educational initiatives part of ‘By All Means Cities’ implement programs that are strengthening opportunities for youth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mellissa Fung reports that donors’ funding to increase the number of Afghan girls attending school has been stolen or co-opted for other uses. • How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The U.K.’s Department for International Development flagship program aimed at educating marginalized girls, the Girls’ Education Challenge, will receive an additional £187 million for a second phase. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cindy Jiban advises that growing stronger reading comprehension skills needs to be a core focus rather than how fast a student can read. In order to do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Marshall Project reports on a jail in New Orleans, where teenagers convicted as adults can earn credits toward a high school degree — but the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge reports on massive online open courses and artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng, who teaches one of the most popular ones. • Nonprofits involved in higher ed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the years, venture philanthropy has introduced creative methods and breakthrough ideas to the world of philanthropy. Still for many, it has fallen short of its promise and has discouraged…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The upcoming ruling of the Janus case may allow members who disagree with union activity to opt out of membership. Carolyn Phenicie at The 74 reports that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The number of working teen students has dropped drastically since 1991. Writing for InsideSources, John Fry, president of Drexel University, provides a new approach to prepare…