This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 reports the growing popularity of vaping among teens, even as the Surgeon General issued a warning about the health hazards associated with e-cigarettes. •…
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. 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…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Black male students experience discipline at a considerably higher rate than the rest of the student body. Disadvantaged black boys, like foster youth, have an even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In a post on Devex, ChildFund International discusses creating safe environments for children worldwide, specifically with their PUENTES project in Honduras. Listening to communities has informed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Art can be used as a tool to help young people tell their stories and help them learn to advocate for themselves. It can also be part…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic profiles a Princeton University course taught by Australian professor of bioethics Peter Singer on “practical ethics.” Students are asked to ponder questions related to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jean Twenge highlights the reasons why teens are more likely to care about gun control issues. She compares multi-decade research, concluding that bullying, drinking, and safety issues…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • One teacher explains how technology and self-directed learning prompted her to think about the importance of teaching her students autonomy. • Why is autonomy important for kids to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Summer Search is service program that identifies high school leaders and invites them to work on a sustainability project abroad that involves the local community. • There are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We recommend parents articulate and model the behaviors they wish to see in their children. Joline Godfrey, a consultant who provides financial education to youth, is quoted in an article…