This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Koenig, writing for EdSurge, discusses four concerns and one bright spot for community colleges closing due to coronavirus. • One bright spot is that community colleges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Everywhere you turn there is good advice out there for funders in the time of COVID-19. From checking on your grantees to increasing funding levels, there are plenty of practical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The U.S. needs to prepare for infection numbers to increase, despite there being lockdowns throughout U.S. cities. • How can we start to support workers and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A study of doctors and nurses in China treating COVID-19 patients indicated that many health officials experienced depression and anxiety. • What support systems are in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Philanthropists and foundations have an opportunity to support social mobilization and activism and employ flexible funding in the wake of COVID-19. • What else can individual…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A Cause & Social Influence indicates that a majority of young Americans are helping to slow the spread of coronavirus by taking precautions such as social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent report released by RAND Corporation explores how schools can help students prepare for college and career readiness and offers guiding principles for educators and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Robert I. Lerman discusses the benefits of investing in upskilling programs for unemployed Americans to improve math and reading skills for the future workforce. • How can…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast, school districts and technology experts discuss how schools can play a role in educational equity for students and families transitioning to home learning…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All homeless Americans are at heightened risk of contracting the virus and often have weakened immune systems, with many unable to follow social distancing protocols or to self-quarantine. But homeless youth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a severe and emergent health crisis for the homeless population across the United States, a crisis that our shelter and health systems are simply not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Some colleges, such as South Carolina’s Benedict College, is providing financial assistance to its students that needed to leave due to COVID-19. • How can other higher…