This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses the effects of school closures on student academic achievement, finding that usually students need more support systems after attending a school that closes.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Meet Society Socks, a sock company that plans on helping an overlooked problem of homelessness: the health of their feet. With every pair of socks sold, another…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for EdSurge, Wendy McMahon explains how Venkat Ratnam developed WhizRead, an app that helps struggling students learn how to read through pronunciation and much more. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Amelia Harper at Education Dive touches on the five biggest challenges school districts face with innovation, including scaling and digital equity. · How are districts overcoming these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Brent Orrell talks about a new report from the National Academy of Sciences that highlights the disparities for low-income high school students and STEM education. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Getting Smart, Michael Niehoff talks about redefining readiness and how we should measure the preparedness of students. Many suggestions involve college and career readiness, but Niehoff…
Tony Mestres is president and CEO of Seattle Foundation, one of the largest community foundations in the country, with more than $1 billion in assets. In 2014, he joined the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Bianca Caruana shares her experience visiting the Himalayas and how Fernweh Fair Travel, a responsible tourism company, has implemented income-generating programs in remote villages in India. · What is sustainable tourism?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from India Development Review, author Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya describes the difficulties facing Indian urban healthcare and goes on to propose a replicable alternative.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mayor Anne Hidalgo recently announced that public transit in Paris would be free for children and individuals under 20 years old with disabilities. • Equitable public…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sherie Ryder, writing for BBC, discusses both sides of the debate over whether or not students should be able to use smartphones during class. • As…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jackie Crosby, writing for the Star Tribune, interviews Shelley Kendrick, the new chief executive of Ecumen, a senior housing and services provider. • Kendrick says that…