This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Annie E. Casey Foundation supports a project called Little Holy One, which utilizes a research-based approach to reduce youth suicide at Montana’s Fort Peck Reservation. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Washburn explains that 99Rootz works to catalyze young people around voting rights awareness in California’s central valley. • How can funders support youth civic engagement? How are youth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jessica Campisi reports on research published in the journal Education Finance and Policy and explains that the most harmful effects of teacher turnover are felt by students who…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Oda Faremo Lindholm discusses the impact of the portrayal of gender roles in media on youth who are consuming records amount of content. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christopher Evans discusses the “windows and mirrors” educational approach to dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline which ensures that young Black boys feel supported by their teachers. • With…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brandon Wiggins highlights a nonprofit in Afghanistan called Skateistan, that teaches girls in impoverished neighborhoods to skateboard. • How can countries go beyond changing laws to change…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Janice Bloom and Lori Chajet argue that peer to peer counseling can help to close the counseling gap in the United States. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Children and Nature Network highlights the importance of expanding access to environmental education programs to underserved youth and offers insight as to how to increase inclusion efforts across…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: • Jean Twenge explores surveys that show the drop in teen readers over a four-decade span and how that’s correlated to lower test scores, along with college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lauren Barack reports that some states are beginning to implement testing methods that assess students’ soft skills — such as communication and work ethic — alongside…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • CultureHouse is a small pop-up coffee shop in Cambridge, MA, that creates more community engagement and development opportunities within the neighborhood. • How can donors help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank reports on California Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing a budget that proposes US$80 million for school food programs serving more than 3.5 million children in…