This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This Passages Issue Brief chronicles the experiences of the Eckerd Family Foundation, which operated in Tampa, Florida from 1998 to 2012. Organized from its inception as a limited life foundation,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • AEI examines the teacher strikes happening across the country and projects what the future could look like, which may require modernizing benefits. • This article acknowledges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart offers five suggestions for families, teachers, and kids to communicate and collaborate so that they can achieve high levels of engagement in students’ learning. • …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Last year, New York Governor granted the state $8 million in investments in open educational resources that are high-quality downloadable, learning materials. Ann Fiddler outlines specifically how in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Bridgespan Group offers five recommended readings on scaling social change and transformational impact across many industries such as social entrepreneurship, charter school education, and international nonprofits. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Microsoft and Amazon both created new transcription technology for deaf and hearing-impaired college students so they can easily record lectures. • How are corporate and educational partnerships mutually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Author Ellen Sabin shares her thoughts on opening up a dialogue with kids about the environment and the concept of “going green.” The main takeaway is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools with well-trained principles suffer fewer staffing setbacks and students see the benefits directly. • How can philanthropy help support training for administrators? What schools are already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Companies are looking to attract and retain talent through education benefits that help employees pay for a degree. Companies offer a variety of packages, but they all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study shows that kids struggling with executive function are far more likely to have academic difficulties than their peers. • How can philanthropy support further research in this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Dekko Family Foundation is located in Kendallville, Indiana. The idea for Youth Pods started in the 1990s, when a staff member went to a family philanthropy conference and learned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Data-driven education is all the rage now — but libraries have been ahead of the curve for a long time, especially in the field of early childhood literacy. “Libraries are…