This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Vasilogambros reports that gun control legislation gained ground in 2018 and may continue to build momentum in 2019. • How can funders help to move forward…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This investigative series from Governing explores racial segregation in downstate Illinois, offering data, maps, stories, and key takeaways. • What is the nonprofit sector’s role in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Chalkbeat, author Christina Vega discusses how some child care and pre-K centers which rent their spaces from the NYCHA are going without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Linda Jacobson addresses the importance of including the arts in ESSA accountability plans and explains how Illinois, Connecticut, and Kentucky have included the arts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from GOOD Magazine, author Heidi Lux discusses the second “Janie’s House” for neglected and abused girls which just opened in Memphis with the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from EdSurge, author Sydney Johnson discusses the importance of addressing basic needs for college students to enable their academic success. • Some argue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Getting Smart, author Erin Gohl highlights CASEL’s guide to implementing social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools. • How important is social-emotional learning to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND released web-based tools and assessments to help educators measure progress on social-emotional learning instruction. However, researchers warn teachers to carefully measure SEL programs because of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More doctors are prescribing healthy food programs that support patients who need treatment for food-related illnesses such as diabetes. • What makes this food program model…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy writes of a new report saying that in order to save the state of California’s aquifers and conserve water, precious crop and farmlands…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank is highlighting 18 events hitting SXSW this year that are amplifying creative leaders in food, agriculture, health, and sustainability. • What will these SXSW conferences…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • NBC New York reports that state lawmakers are calling for the legalization of prostitution in a coordinated public outreach program. • How can funders help to create…