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Futurity Aug 20, 2019Giving 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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Venture Philanthropy Partners Aug 20, 2019Today, 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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The Atlantic Aug 20, 2019Giving 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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Education Dive Aug 20, 2019Giving 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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Food Tank Aug 20, 2019Giving 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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The Wallace FoundationGiving 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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psi Aug 19, 2019Giving 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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EdSurge Aug 19, 2019Giving 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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Getting Smart Aug 19, 2019Giving 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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The Center for Effective Philanthropy Aug 19, 2019In 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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Food Tank Aug 19, 2019Giving 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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