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    Medicare Spends More on Socially Isolated Older Adults

    AARP Oct 15, 2018

    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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    Kids Building Tiny Houses, Chicken Coops — and Life Skills

    TED-Ed Oct 14, 2018

    Giving 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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    Meditation App Aims to Help Veterans Tackle Anxiety, Loneliness

    Mashable Oct 14, 2018

    Giving 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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    Transition Plans May be Key to Successful Special Education

    Hechinger Report Oct 14, 2018

    Giving 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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    Racial Disparities in College Faculty

    The Hechinger Report Oct 14, 2018

    Giving 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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    How Building Design Can Be Critical In Preventing School Shootings

    Education Dive Oct 13, 2018

    Giving 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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    The Case for Investing in Children Has Never Been Stronger

    Pacific Standard Oct 13, 2018

    Giving 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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    Why Head Start is Essential in Many Rural Towns

    Hechinger Report

    Giving 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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    Meals As Medicine: The Next Wave of Culinary Health

    The New Food Economy

    Giving 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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    Income Inequality in America is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians

    Pew Research Center  Oct 13, 2018

    Giving 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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    What Designing For The Homeless Can Teach Us

    Fast Company Oct 12, 2018

    Giving 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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    Can Encouraging Breastfeeding Around The World Boost The Global Economy?

    Fast Company Oct 12, 2018

    Giving 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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