This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · As enrollment for AP classes continues to increase, Chalkbeat analyzes the effectiveness of AP exams and concludes that many factors influence the success of students. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Unfortunately, a majority of U.S. early childhood work is based on program-first approaches operating in silos. With references to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Project Evident addresses the differences between…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Refugee crises often garner headlines, but they don’t end when the news cycle moves on. While Syria and Myanmar have attracted extensive international attention, other crises are rarely mentioned. How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Jewish Standard explains how the Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for workers at Camp Ramah helped them provide the needed mental health care for campers. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings Institute examines the state of race relations in this country one year after the Charlottesville riots between white supremacists and anti-fascist protestors. The author advocates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson reports highlights from August 7th’s Federal Commission on School Safety meeting. • What are the policy implications of this commision? • Read about evidence-based methods…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen addresses the struggle for food security during the summer and why food banks are in need for more donations during this time. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the MacArthur Foundation, Eddie Bocanegra talks about his time in prison and his work with the READI program in Chicago. This program is helping individuals…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can funders lift up individuals, facilitate systems change, and build a better future? By supporting youth organizers. Eric Braxton, Executive Director of the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO), describes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Annie E. Casey Foundation profiles one of its grantee recipients: the Automotive Training Center in Atlanta, which helps expand career opportunities for at-risk local youth.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Justice Funders, BALLE’s Rodney Foxworth examines inequality in our society and how philanthropy can exacerbate the issue. Instead, we must look for systems change. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings Institute examines the decline in manufacturing employment due to automation and the erosion of protections for workers, especially in the Midwest. • What can we…