This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ashok K. Goel, a professor of computer science and cognitive science, is experimenting with chatbots as teacher assistants. He found that bots can help human teachers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The MOOC revolution is here to stay and is helping students with their credentials as well as increasing learning opportunities and engagement for users. • Are utilizing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart profiles neuroscientist Melina Ucapher and lists what she learned about the brain that can apply to education, including the benefits of social learning and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you’re looking for how the narrative of future social change is being written, browse the young adult literature section in your local bookstore. There you will find novels about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • National education progress indicators, like NAEP, inspire reactionary policies that often fall short of the improvement they are intended to achieve. Erin Gohl argues that policymakers need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • California has persistent wide gaps in math scores, prompting educators to think about the importance of language skills for non-English speakers. A report released state-level strategies for California to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since it was established in 1989, The Barbara Bush Foundation has been a powerful advocate for family literacy, making sure that both parents and children of all backgrounds have the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • LGBTQ students face discrimination as the Education Department rolls back Obama-era rules intended to protect transgender students. • How can philanthropy help fill the leadership role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation (“AppleTree”) developed nine approaches to learning standards for preschoolers to think more explicitly about things like self-monitor behavior, interaction with peers, and others…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Educare Flint is an early childhood care program designed to enroll young students living in Flint, MI and offer them additional community support services. • This was part of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Special education teachers offer advice and insight into the best practices, tools, and techniques to use when working with students with special needs. • How can we share…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tech companies have access to troves of student data without restriction for use. This information puts vulnerable young people at risk for exploitation. • How can…