This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • World Bank funding is currently going to a private school program in Pakistan where the children most in need are excluded. • How could this program…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Common Core standards that create consistent and rigorous expectations for students need the support of donors to be successfully implemented. Through strategic donations, funders can make an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The National Assessment on Educational Progress results reveal some troubling trends in regard to the gap between the students who are struggling and the ones that are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Universities are identifying at-risk students and working on solutions to help them graduate, whilst leaving the other percentage of students with less attention and the assumption that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In honor of Earth Day, we thought it would be a good idea to check in with our friends at The Children & Nature Network, an organization dedicated to creating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings examines the views of millennials and how the next generation could help heal some of our nation’s divides through tolerance and optimism. • We’ve seen…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Urban communities often lay off teachers and administrators at schools that consistently perform poorly, but rural districts have a limited supply of staff and cannot do this.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Students need social and emotional skills in order to thrive in their academics and beyond. By choosing and measuring specific metrics districts can direct social and…
Giving Compass’ Take: • High Quality Project Based Learning allows students to authentically connect with the local community through projects that require a multi-disciplinary, self-directed approach. At Liceo Pablo Neruda…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Agile development refers to short, iterative sprints in which specific changes are made, measured, and judged. The next iteration is based on those results and the process…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The shortage of STEM teachers in the United States disproportionately impacts poor and minority students, preventing them from accessing some education opportunities with high financial returns. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I remember my first summer volunteering at the age of 12 for my local YMCA summer camp. Being the youngest of three and seeing my older siblings head off to…