This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A spending proposal in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan would deny funding for students who choose to attend private-sector career colleges, rather than public community colleges. It’s a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The troubling enrollment losses that school districts reported last year have in many places continued this fall, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt public education across the country, an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When coronavirus vaccines first became available to the public, Ira Habiba, 16, knew some immigrant communities might have difficulty accessing quality information about the safety and efficacy of the shots.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first three decades of his life, Matt Fitzpatrick lived with undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder and had what he called a “disastrous” experience finding work. He had trouble with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From staffing shortages to stumbles with school-based COVID testing, Chicago Public Schools has faced a number of challenges as it reopened campuses this fall. The city’s board of education heard a rundown of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State education officials are pushing the federal Department of Education to clarify expectations for state school accountability systems that have been largely halted by two years of pandemic disruption and cancelled state…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2019, the city of Memphis, Shelby County, First 8 Memphis, the Urban Child Institute, and the Community Outcomes Fund at Maycomb Capital launched a public-private partnership. The partnership utilizes outcomes-based…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Participation by youth of color in arts programming can enhance awareness of social injustice and increase engagement in social action, according to a new study. The findings also show that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even before the pandemic, the need for skilled and credentialed workers outpaced what one type of educational institution alone could provide. Learners are facing barriers to success such as lack…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past two years, Congress has enacted a series of pandemic relief bills providing federal funds to help American families, businesses, schools, governments, and other institutions regain their footing.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Civil rights leader and education pioneer Bob Moses (1935-2021), who died in late July, always looked at his evolving mission through the lens of citizenship and what educational processes were…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Jyoti Nanda explores how Latinx and Black students with disabilities experience criminalization in schools through punishment and segregation. • How can funders help schools better serve students…