This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • DC City Council is advancing racial equity in Washington DC by hosting a hearing on the Racial Equity Achieve Results Amendment Act (REAR Act). • The REAR…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As The Conversation reports, a recent gift by billionaire Robert Smith to pay off the student loans of 2019 graduates of Morehouse points to the potential of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · New research into the racial disparities in special education shows that black and Hispanic students are less likely to be placed in special education programs than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Study: Promoting growth data may improve school integration Education Dive breaks down how presenting parents with growth data rather than demographics and test scores can improve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Time Magazine interviews author and professor at Harvard, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, on his new book and why teaching our children and students on race in America…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Teach For All is a global organization that focuses on addressing the root causes of unequal outcomes for children. The authors share experiences working on DEI…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Negotiating race in cross-sector collective impact spaces requires careful navigation. Tabitha Bentley, writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses how these negotiations impact the outcomes of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive reports on a study that found that the odds of college enrollment for Black students who had a Black teacher increased by 13% when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Brookings Institution, Andre M. Perry highlights the disparities between black and white unemployment and explains that black unemployment has reached an even higher level than see…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Britni de la Cretaz outlines seven actions to avoid and shares suggestions for how to improve. • How can organizations incorporate these lessons into their culture and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Adam Harris, writing for The Atlantic, interviews Wayne Frederick, the president of Howard University, on the importance of America’s HBCUs. • HBCUs play a valuable role…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Migration Policy Institute research reveals that effectively teaching children in superdiverse classrooms has lasting benefits for children and their communities. • How can philanthropy support the expansion of…