This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wendy Sawyer reports that pretrial detention, a harmful practice with life-altering consequences, disproportionately impacts people of color. • How can funders work to reduce the use of pretrial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre Perry explains how Black teachers’ presence in communities increases representation that reduces racism. • How can communities work to recruit, train, and retain Black teachers? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Urban Institute analyzes how housing code enforcement can reinforce racial and income inequality, and offers proactive solutions. • How can communities find a balance between public health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do you define philanthropy? I’m wedded to the traditional definition of philanthropy – the love of mankind. I also describe it as giving from the heart and loving others.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Susan Gonzowitz at Chalkbeat discusses her own time as a teacher, the need for race discussions in the classroom and how her and her colleagues created a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Corey Scholes addresses the findings from a John Hopkins University study which found that if Black students have even just one Black teacher by third grade, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rachel Simon-Kumar explores New Zealand’s recent multiculturalism initiatives and how its history of discrimination should be addressed. • How do we identify historical biases and support multiculturalism in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Yoder explains that Dudley Edmondson is working to increase representation in nature photography, where he felt unwelcome as a black man. • How can funders help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson reports that only a portion of students in school are regularly given grade-appropriate assignments to complete. That number is even smaller for low-income students,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Neal McCluskey at Education Next argues that in order to make progress with school choice in America, we have to take a look into the history of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools need to address the challenge of bias in artificial intelligence as more education technology appears in the classroom. • The author recommends that diversifying the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chantal Forster and Satonya Fair discuss how the lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion training for operations staff can negatively impact a foundation. • How can…