This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maggie Koerth-Baker argues that we must stop connecting mass shootings to mental illness to get to the real root of mass shootings. • How can funders helpt…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New research has found that a curious nature in children is a factor that stands out from others, and shows that the more curious the child, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Whole Crops and FarmDrop are both founded by Hannah Semler who believes that starting an equitable food system needs to begin with respecting nature. Both of these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A significant amount of the plastic polluting our environment originates from packaging in the food industry. Now that society is demanding something be done about plastics, companies…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Pia M. Orrenius, Madeline Zavodny, and Stephanie Gullo discuss how the U.S. labor market can benefit from immigration. • How can funders best support an economy that…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Harry J. Holzer explores how immigration will interact with other labor market forces including demographics, automation, and alternative staffing. • How can funders use this information…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. African Americans make up 13 percent of the general population, but more than 40 percent of the homeless population. Similarly, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, and people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dona Tomy and Sneha Menon explore how policies in India intend to support women working and why they are failing. • How can funders help to lift up…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a new study, creating better citeria when designating students as “gifted” can cut gaps in racial and income representation in advanced programs. · How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSurge takes a look at Chicago’s Everyone Can Code program and how it is bringing technical training to underrepresented communities. · What other skills did students learn when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Dian Schaffhauser discusses the best practices to ensure career and technical education programs don’t repeat the same problems of the past and strive towards equity. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, a number of college organizations have voiced their support for legislation aiming to reduce food insecurity on campus and expand access to SNAP…