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Youth Development

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    How to Help Disadvantaged Youth Get High-Quality Jobs

    Brookings Nov 2, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from Brookings identifies interventions that can help disadvantaged youth find high-quality jobs.  • Which of these, or which combination, is most appropriate in your area? …

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    Youth Development: 5 Ways Teachers Can Nurture Creativity in Students

    Getting Smart Nov 1, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author suggests five ways that educators can encourage more students to maintain or increase their natural creativity.  • Why is it more difficult to coax out creativity?…

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    Bilingual Ed: Preparing Children For A Multicultural World

    Education Dive Nov 1, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Education Dive, Florida school leader Jeannette Acevedo-Isenberg shares her opinion about the importance of bilingual education and how it helps prepare young students for a…

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    Why Students Should Read Scientific Literature

    Education Dive Nov 1, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive argues that schools should go beyond rote memorization in STEM-related classes, explaining that science literature is critical to teaching students how to reason. •…

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    The Payoff of Music Education

    Education Dive Oct 31, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Although the cost to implement music education can be quite high, Lauren Barack explains that adopting this type of learning can have tremendous payoffs.  · How can classes…

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    More UK College Students Seek Help For Mental Health

    BBC News Oct 31, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Despite the stigma associated with mental health issues, BBC News reports that more college students in the UK are seeking help for their mental health because…

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    Research Evidence on Bullying Prevention

    The Hechinger Report Oct 31, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Despite research evidence showing effective anti-bullying methods for schools to adopt, The Hechinger Report explains that current actions being taken do not align with what is needed…

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    How Makerspaces Boost Digital Learning

    The Hechinger Report Oct 30, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take • The Hechinger Report profiles a Montana school district that has invested in high-tech makerspaces to boost digital learning and encourage students to succeed. • Are there…

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    Educators Around the World are Focusing on Critical Thinking to Combat Fake News

    The 74 Oct 30, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Helen Lee Bouygues explains how educators around the world are teaching critical thinking to protect their students from fake news and misinformation.  • How can funders help…

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    The Opioid Crisis Takes a Toll on Families, Schools, and the Foster Care System

    The Hechinger Report Oct 30, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Klein describes the burden that the opioid crisis is putting on grandparents, schools and the foster care system as addicted parents fail to care for…

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    Empowering Youth for Mental Health Solutions in Cities

    Raikes Foundation Oct 29, 2018

    Mental health is one of the world’s leading global challenges. While half of all mental illness begins by the age of 14, most cases go undetected and untreated. At the…

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    The Risks of Risk Assessments as Judges’ Tools

    Prison Policy Initiative Oct 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Wendy Sawyer explains how risk assessments can lead judges’ to hand down harsh sentences to youth, particularly if judges do not understand how the assessment was calculated. …

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