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    Who Should Pell Grants Serve?

    American Enterprise Institute Aug 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jason D. Delisle and Cody Christensen argue that Pell Grants have suffered from mission creep – serving middle-income students in addition to low-income students.  • Who should…

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    Research Shows How Growth Mindset Can Improve Student Achievement

    Futurity Aug 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from psychologists Carol Dweck and Greg Walton indicates developing a growth mindset through an online learning class can significantly help students transition into high school.…

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    Collaboration Is Key to Creating Systemic Change for Youth

    Venture Philanthropy Partners Aug 20, 2019

    Today, too many students in America are leaving high school not fully prepared for employment or college. At the same time, businesses in countless industries need a skilled workforce that…

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    Putting Kids on Diets Won’t Solve Anything

    The Atlantic Aug 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic reports on a new diet app from Weight Watchers that is designed for children as young as 8, however, it has mixed views and…

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    Blended Learning Can Benefit Students in Juvenile Jails

    Education Dive Aug 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Education Dive explains that more juvenile facilities are moving toward online teaching methods and blended learning to help students earn a degree. · How does blended…

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    Bringing Learning Gardens to Underserved Schools

    Food Tank Aug 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kimbal Musk’s nonprofit organization, The Kitchen Community, is now called Big Green, and is providing learning garden classrooms to underserved schools across the United States.  • What is…

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    How to Scale Up Social Programs That Work: Strategies for Nonprofits

    The Wallace Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sam Larson, James W. Dearing, and Thomas E. Backer examine 45 social programs and how they scale up by extending partnerships and choosing the best approaches or…

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    How a Youth Lens and Voice Can Help Inform Data Collection

    psi Aug 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Joy, a designer at PSI’s SRH program, Adolescents 360 (A360) in Nigeria, sheds light on how youth perspective can inform the design and analysis of the program.  •…

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    How Teachers Can Prevent School Shootings: Pay Attention to Students’ Mental Health

    EdSurge Aug 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A research effort called The Violence Project recommends training every member of a school community (from teachers to bus drivers) to pay attention to students’ mental…

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    10 Global Innovations that Support Students’ Community Contributions

    Getting Smart Aug 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • HundrED, a Finland-based nonprofit is promoting global scale education innovations that encourage students’ to contribute to their surrounding communities.  • What kinds of programs in your…

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    An Education Funder Learning Community: The Bay Area Student Voice Initiative

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Aug 19, 2019

    In recent years, we’ve seen a resurgence in nonprofit and foundation efforts to listen better to those they’re trying to help. Recent research from the Center for Effective Philanthropy found…

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    10 Illuminating Discussions on Health and Nutrition

    Food Tank Aug 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Erasing world hunger and ensuring the health of our environment is a challenge that will take creative solutions to solve. In these 10 episodes of “Food Talk…

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