This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • When it comes to personalized learning, creating effective and powerful learning can be difficult for teachers to do on their own. Here, Getting Smart explains how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Project Invent is an initiative to usher in the next generation of makers so that we encourage kids to replace antiquated solutions with fresh innovative ideas that will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Even after the education department approved changes to middle school admissions in District 3, schools in Harlem may still face challenges with segregation. Chalkbeat discusses the district’s visioning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Pennsylvania’s East Pennsboro School District has created an after-school club for students interested in YouTube and creating content. According to Education Dive, students not only learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Conor Williams questions the current school system schedule and explains how longer school days could boost student success and make life less stressful for parents. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSource reports on the nationwide spreading of Summit Prep’s personalized learning model and how it fosters cognitive skills and concepts while allowing students to progress at their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Major discussions have risen around religion in education and school choices. Here, Neal McCluskey discusses religion in education and argues that if tax dollars are used to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Colorado program CareerWise developed an initiative based on a Swiss apprenticeship program where students commit to three-year apprenticeships during high school and make around $30,000 at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author offers eight lessons for youth-led movements based on his own experiences participating in climate activism. • The eighth lesson in the article is “Youth need mentors,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on a recent conference where CNN’s Van Jones discussed how jobs developing artificial intelligence may help young people of color in low-income communities.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although the state of California does not offer universal pre-K programs, The Hechinger Report highlights three communities that are developing innovative preschools for vulnerable children. · How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart discusses the benefits of personalized learning on youth development and how it promotes independence, risk taking, and learning by trial and error. · How…