This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New York City officials are reducing school officers’ presence in schools and providing conflict deescalation training. • Students think that this is a step in the right…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Some schools are adopting more inclusive LGBTQ curriculum into school programming, but some are still restrictive when it comes to these topics. • The Gay, Lesbian…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “I started living on the streets because my home wasn’t safe. I kept getting kicked out. Foster care wasn’t great for me, so I would be back on the street……
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are three models that give citizens a voice by encouraging participatory democracy. • What are the benefits? Do you have opportunities in your community for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Next, Anna J. Egalite discusses a new report by Seth Gershenson about matching teachers and students based on demographic characteristics. · Why is it important…
Giving Compass’ Take: · In this podcast from NPR, the speakers discusses the origin of religions, their purpose, and if cultural evolution has influenced their development and message. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Pacific Standard talks with Amy Westervelt, developer of the Invisible Labor Calculator, about the gender pay gap and helping women determine the monetary value of their uncompensated “invisible” labor.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Marshall Project tells the story of Sophie McMullan and how the criminal justice system punished her from crimes she did not commit. Due to an accomplice liability law,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to a study by Innovate Public Schools, Sol Price Center for Social Innovation and the Rossier School of Education Center on Education Policy, Equity and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • From tech challenges to insufficient funding, the 2020 Census is facing serious challenges. Because nonprofits and governments rely on this data to administer services, there is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • City leaders are tapping into data to figure out policies that will improve the prospects of people struggling in communities across the country. By closely tracking the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine witnessing the destruction of your livelihood, your community, maybe even your very home, changes that force you and your family to have to leave and start over somewhere else.…