This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools often begin racial bias training for teachers following incidents, but research suggests a range of results – from improvements to detriments. • How can philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Buck Institute for Education training discusses the differences between projects and project-based learning. Project-based learning is on a spectrum and requires a distinct focus that supports…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Walmart’s new college assistance program chose three institutions where employees can enroll to get an associates or bachelor’s degree in business. Those three universities are the University of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains the differences between merger models in the context of higher education institutions. More and more colleges and universities are looking to consolidate in order…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · After the Santa Fe shooting, students everywhere have shown their personal fears regarding their safety in schools. The Atlantic discusses a clip that went viral after…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings Institution discusses hands-on learning and why engaging students in activities surrounding the topic are more effective than speaking at them. • As you explore what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · D.A.R.E. and Scared Straight have proven to be ineffective. Governing Magazine discusses the few places that continue to fund these preventative programs and the results they produce. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Walmart recently announced a new benefit for associates: education. According to Greg Foran, CEO of Walmart, the new education benefit is designed to knock out barriers of enrollment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study on self-control among children recreated the famous Stanford ‘marshmallow test’ with a diverse group of children and found that social factors were much…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In response to the Santa Fe High School Shooting, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a 40-page report on improving school safety that includes a range of changes from proposed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a single night last November, a star-studded relief concert starring Metallica and the Dave Matthews band helped the Tipping Point Community raise $17 million from 40,000 concert-goers to benefit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Walmart is now offering tuition assistance to their employees and will start to cover college expenses for employees who want to pursue an associates or bachelor’s degree in business…