This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Youth Progress Index for 2017 reveals a concerning trend: for the first time ever, young people are likely to be worse off than their parents.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More and more business owners are promoting social good initiatives and implementing better recruiting practices in order to drive employment and focus on equity within the company…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Opportunity youth are now surpassing millennials as the most desirable members of the workforce. Due to their fierce loyalty, they will stay much longer than at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A recent study reported by BBC News from the National Union of Students shows that two out of every five students are using drugs. · How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · BBC News reports that almost five times as many students are disclosing mental health issues to their schools as compared to ten years ago. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart reviews Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s book Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain, and assesses how the neurological insight contained therein can be used to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Medium touches on disconnected youths and the pivotal role they play in the future of America. In an attempt to lower future numbers and turn lives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Recently, a group of students from Chicago’s Northwest Side went on a scavenger hunt downtown to learn about the city they call home. WBEZ News explains that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Conversation discusses how policy change or security isn’t enough to address school shootings and makes the case that an educational response is needed as well.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The United Nations’ Global Youth Poll will give kids around the world a chance to describe their experiences and help governments prioritize policy issues. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The American middle class has been struggling. Here, the Brookings Institution discusses how to help those in the demographic and also ways to bring more people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · At Northglenn High School in suburban Denver, Chalkbeat interviews principal Sharee Blunt about her dedication to the students and staff of her institution, making the administration seem less distant. · How…