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    Why Women’s Jobs Are Disproportionately Threatened by Automation

    Pacific Standard Apr 10, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  New research shows that automation will disproportionately threaten women’s jobs, due to differences in gendered occupations.  • One report’s proposed solutions are encouraging companies to develop…

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    Changing Policymaking By Incorporating Student Voice

    Education Dive Apr 10, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • At the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) conference in Washington, D.C., students spoke about the importance of incorporating their voices into policy decisions.…

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    What Building a Tiny Home for the Homeless Taught My Students About Teamwork

    EdSurge Apr 10, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Students in an Architecture & Design course at an upper school in Tacoma, WA, spend the semester planning and building tiny homes for homeless individuals. • The…

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    Cambodian Agri-Tech Center Provides Opportunities for Rural Youth

    Food Tank Apr 10, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Green Shoots Foundation Agri-Tech Centre teaches horticulture training, repackage farming, and agri-tech to rural youth in Cambodia through techniques that are exciting and give them practical…

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    Inefficient Practices Lead to Nearly 50 Million Tons of Fish Wasted Every Year

    Global Citizen

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Joe McCarthy reports that the UN has found that the world wastes nearly 50 tons of fish each year because of inefficient fishing practices. Increasing efficiency could decrease…

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    The Relationship Between CTE Classes and Future Jobs

    The 74 Apr 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  A new study analyzes how well high school courses are preparing students for the majority of industries that make up U.S. jobs. Education officials must soon decide…

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    Supermarkets in Thailand Are Replacing Plastic Packaging With Banana Leaves

    Global Citizen Apr 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Thailand has made a shift towards using eco-friendly materials such as banana leaves in their supermarkets as a replacement for plastic in an effort to significantly reduce…

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    Smartphones Are Changing How Homeless People Survive

    Pacific Standard Apr 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard reports on the ways smartphone devices can help homeless people find resources, health care, and community. • How can we make smartphones more accessible…

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    Working to Reduce Drowning Through Family Education

    Seattle Children's Hospital Apr 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Heather Cooper reports that the American Academy of Pediatrics is working to help pediatricians educate families about water safety to prevent drownings.  • How can funders work…

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    New York City’s Crackdown on CBD

    The Atlantic Apr 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic writes about how health departments in New York City and other areas are stopping restaurants and cafes from using CBD oil. • CBD oil has…

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    How Different Learning Styles Can Foster Agency In Students

    Getting Smart Apr 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Marie Bjerede, writing for Getting Smart, suggests that to foster agency in students, the educator must shift classroom focus from teacher-centered to student-centered by using various learning…

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    How to Boost Math Skills in the Early Grades

    The Hechinger Report Apr 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · There has been so much emphasis on early childhood literacy that math instruction has become minimal in young classrooms. Sarah Gonser at The Hechinger Report discusses the…

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