This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Xello is an interactive tool that helps high schoolers with college and career readiness planning. Wendy McMahon at EdSurge interviewed Cody Lee, who implemented this tool…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights how farms and farmers are utilizing bats to rid their fields of insects and other pests, instead of using harmful pesticides. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matthew Swayne explains how an interactive map shows how lynchings in America went far beyond the South. • How can the real history of lynchings help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Natalie Escobar reports that the SAT will include a disadvantage score to highlight the achievements of students who overcame socioeconomic disadvantages. • Can this score adequately…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Experts at Climate One discuss how climate change impacts people with disabilities by undermining the structures that support their lives. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The USDA is going to take more efforts to stop the spread of African swine fever, as this deadly disease is already greatly impacting the pig…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matthew M. Chingos explains how student loan forgiveness programs can target low-income families in order to best serve the populations in most need. • How can debt…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard V. Reeves lays out four different benchmarks for judging the success of the middle class and points out that through each lens reality look bleak. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from The Conversation, James Lynch and Richard Gunderson argue that electronic health records cannot replace, and sometimes distract from, a doctor’s relationship with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from The Hill, Jessie Hellmann discusses why the tobacco industry is supporting a higher purchasing age for their product. • Whether or not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Effective Altruism Forum post, Jon Behar argues that the EA community must construct a competitive labor market based on supply and demand. • To…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Fast Company story, Ben Paynter highlights recent comments from Melinda Gates about her new book, “The Moment of Lift.” • Gates points out that…