This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Collaboration in schools is not only an effective way to build lifelong skills, but it is also a successful way to achieve individual goals, according to The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nowell Leadership Charter School explicitly helps teen parents graduate from high school and fully prepare them for college. • How can philanthropists or organizations partner with schools that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing magazine reports that a young girl in Kansas’ state custody was sexually assaulted inside a child welfare office. After this disturbing incident, Gina Meier-Hummel, Kansas Department…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the social sector, momentum is building in the movement to “get proximate” (as Bryan Stevenson has coined) to the individuals whom philanthropists are seeking to help. Listening to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • During a time when early childhood education is at the utmost importance, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are pledging $2 billion for the Bezos Day One Fund to create…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Hechinger Report discusses research investigating the rise of bullying in schools since the election of President Trump and concludes that there is a clear connection between…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Administrators from Walter Bracken STEAM Academy detail the process of introducing STEAM classes effectively into the school curriculum. • Why is STEAM beneficial for students? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • With the rise of global challenges, young people are becoming more and more motivated to act on important issues and make a change. Here, the United Nations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sheela Nimishakavi explains how the Baltimore Youth Fund – funded by taxes to fight racism and inequality – could teach philanthropists and nonprofits to better serve vulnerable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive explains that when students fail in the classroom, they learn how to build resilience and confidence from their mistakes. We should not shy away…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre Perry argues that a voucher program for after-school programs could help underprivileged students access learning and achievement for the long term. • Is this a viable use…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fusion 2018 aims to understand how social-emotional wellbeing can help advance personalized learning instruction by interviewing teachers who are well-versed in the learning style. • How will a…