This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · To close the disadvantage gap in youths, Megan Sim and Julie Belanger at the RAND Corporation explain that schools are looking for evidence about which early years programs actually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Even though U.S. graduation rates are high, it is still difficult for teen mothers to graduate, and they may need more assistance than public schools are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a new study, countries that have banned all forms of corporal punishment experience much lower numbers of violence and fighting among youths. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Center for American Progress (CAP) released a report finding that student engagement strategies are an essential part of school redesign that help promote academic achievement.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Screen-Free Week encourages kids to detach from technology and instead spend time outside, participate in family activities, or build on other interests. • Research shows that excessive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Education reformers use to taut D.C. schools’ decrease in suspensions and increase in graduation rates, but Lindsey Burke and Max Eden report on the fraud and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from the Global Family Research Project discusses five ways that parent engagement in children’s education can have positive effects on student academic achievement and performance. • In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Children & Nature Network post highlights Josefina Prieto, who has dedicated her time to Fundación Ilumina, a nonprofit organization in Chile working to promote early…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, a number of early-childhood advocates and experts are alarmed at the rapid growth of online preschool programs and are encouraging caution due…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses five revolutionary times that young people showed up to vote across the globe, changing the course of history and shedding light on the importance of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Getting Smart, Bob Lenz and John Larmer explain that meeting students’ basic, physiological needs is the best way to support deep learning and comprehension. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • HandUp is a startup that is a public benefit corporation offering services to the homeless and was acquired by the Detroit-based South Oakland Shelter. • What makes HandUp a…