This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for The Aspen Institute, Border X Brewing CEO David Favela discusses how gentrification affects Latino communities, and why “Gente-fication” (people-focused development) is a better way.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vox reports on a program from the Open Philanthropy Project that examined the length of prison sentences in relation to crime rates and found this: “[B]uilding and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on a recent conference where CNN’s Van Jones discussed how jobs developing artificial intelligence may help young people of color in low-income communities.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Governing Magazine explains how wrongful convictions are driving numerous states to reform approaches to suspect identification in order to avoid false IDs. · Are eyewitness identifications reliable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although the state of California does not offer universal pre-K programs, The Hechinger Report highlights three communities that are developing innovative preschools for vulnerable children. · How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to The Hill, the Secret Service wants to share its expertise in gathering information and assessing the risk of students to prevent further mass shootings in schools. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart discusses the benefits of personalized learning on youth development and how it promotes independence, risk taking, and learning by trial and error. · How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to The Hechinger Report, only about 61 percent of high school graduates are completing the FAFSA application for federal financial aid in college. Writer Delece Smith-Barrow touches…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Frederick Hess talks with Jonas Chartock about Leading Educators, a nonprofit advancing teachers’ leadership skills and providing better opportunities for students. · How does teacher leadership…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wired magazine reports on a middle school in San Francisco that cost $54 million to build and equip with top-of-the-line resources, only to be plagued by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Venture Partners discusses the RVC Fellowship program, which provides nonprofit management training to people in marginalized communities, making sure that the cycle of low pay…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hechinger Reports talks about how female-only trade classes — such as auto repair — are become more prevalent, following the trend of workforce preparation, while…