This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Getting Smart, author Erin Gohl highlights CASEL’s guide to implementing social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools. • How important is social-emotional learning to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND released web-based tools and assessments to help educators measure progress on social-emotional learning instruction. However, researchers warn teachers to carefully measure SEL programs because of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Marietta Alternative Placement is an alternative program for students who have long-term suspensions from high school. The program offers student resources and access to counselors, academic…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this webinar, Media Impact Funders board member Joy Thomas Moore and Maxwell King, president of the Pittsburgh Foundation, offer advice on how to prioritize early…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hechinger Report touches on various programs that help build student resilience, ranging from nonprofits that help kids continue learning during hospital stays to removing language…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard reports that legislators in Oregon and California have introduced bills this month to lower the voting age to 16. • Many young people today seem…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Zein Basravi reports that restrictive laws enacted after the 1979 revolution make it difficult for Iran’s youth to raise their voices and find their way. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Getting Smart, David Ross explains the importance of SEL competencies and provides readers with a map of how these competencies relate to 21st-century skills. · SEL is gaining…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Public school districts in Massachusetts are starting a series of slam poetry events that help raise student confidence and enhance their writing ability. • How do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Futurity, Cailin Riley-Missouri talks about a new report that highlights the importance of student bonds with teachers to build a trusting relationship and boost interest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Chalkbeat, new studies show that schools increasing security and police presence on campus as a safety precaution are leading to negative student outcomes. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This story from Education Dive looks at how one charter school network is seeking to use in-home visits to prepare children before they reach the classroom.…