This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • When discussing the future of the workforce and automation, The Hechinger Report explains why more vocational training will pay off for students in high school now. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Screen-Free Week encourages kids to detach from technology and instead spend time outside, participate in family activities, or build on other interests. • Research shows that excessive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Klein reports that advocacy groups have sued the Department of Education for failing to disclose records related to their decision to use federal funds to arm…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Two studies demonstrate positive results for achievement gaps within economically integrated pre-k classrooms. • Will more pre-k classes incorporate socioeconomic diversity? What are some challenges in making this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Education reformers use to taut D.C. schools’ decrease in suspensions and increase in graduation rates, but Lindsey Burke and Max Eden report on the fraud and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The World Bank’s 2018 “Doing Business” report found that across the globe, when business environments improve, so does job growth, strengthening the economy. • What are the main challenges for countries…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new school’s superintendent in Janesville, Wisconsin is trying to design a high school curriculum that is career-focused on blue-collar jobs. • How sustainable is this approach? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A report from the Global Family Research Project discusses five ways that parent engagement in children’s education can have positive effects on student academic achievement and performance. • In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • B the Change profiles Rhino Food, which has implemented a program that allows employees to borrow $1,000 from their local credit union if they need it,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast from LIFT Economy (via B the Change), writer and advocate Martin Kirk discusses his work leading a collective that aims to address inequality. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In Yemen, violence has rattled the country, cutting off food supplies and causing widespread famine. As NPR reports, many could soon be entirely reliant on external…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Futurity post discusses a new study which shows how neighborly outreach and positive attitudes foster stronger community relationships. • How can we develop these neighborhood…