Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from the AARP reveals that social isolated older adults place a higher burden financial burden on Medicare. • How can funders help to reduce the…
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TED-Ed Oct 14, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • TED-Ed reports on an in-school design and builders program at a charter school in Berkeley, in which students are asked to create tiny homes, chicken coops…
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Mashable Oct 14, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Bravo Tango Brain Training is a meditation app for veterans dealing with anxiety and loss, developed by a former Air Force psychologist specializing in the intersection of technology…
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Click here for more.Transition Plans May be Key to Successful Special Education
Hechinger Report Oct 14, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools should devote more time and resources to post-schooling transition plans for students with disabilities as part of their Individualized Education Programs mandated by the state. • Schools…
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The Hechinger Report Oct 14, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: · Despite promises of predominantly white colleges to increase faculty diversity, The Hechinger Report reveals that the hiring of nonwhite staff has declined in recent years. · Why…
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Education Dive Oct 13, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive addresses the issue of school violence from an architectural perspective: The ways school are built can go a long way to create not only…
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Pacific Standard Oct 13, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard examines a new report that reveals how much the federal government is spending on children and expresses concern over long-term trends. • While policymakers…
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Click here for more.Why Head Start is Essential in Many Rural Towns
Hechinger ReportGiving Compass’ Take: • Jackie Mader reports that Head Start centers serve many functions in rural towns where they are often the best or only option for high-quality childcare. The…
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The New Food EconomyGiving Compass’ Take: • Jeffrey Zufrosky, culinary director of Newport Academy, shares how the act of eating can be healing for people coping with trauma or obsessions related to food. • How…
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Click here for more.Income Inequality in America is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians
Pew Research Center Oct 13, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • While Asians overall rank as the highest earning racial and ethnic group in the U.S., it is not a status shared by all Asians, according to…
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Click here for more.What Designing For The Homeless Can Teach Us
Fast Company Oct 12, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Humble Design is a nonprofit organization in Detroit that uses human-centered design to build houses for recently homeless individuals. • How does Humble Design’s approach make housing a…
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Click here for more.Can Encouraging Breastfeeding Around The World Boost The Global Economy?
Fast Company Oct 12, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Unfortunately, fewer mothers in China are breastfeeding around the world, despite the negative effects of depending on baby formula. • How can global development organizations and philanthropists work to address…
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