This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In a school district strapped for cash, Detroit’s Mumford Academy will close and merge with the larger Mumford High School, reports Chalkbeat. The Academy has shown…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report from Arizona found that the state loses $498,920 for each young person who does not attain a high-school diploma. • How can philanthropy help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alan Berube, Julie Bosland, Solomon Greene, and Chantel Rush share common themes among American cities working to build shared prosperity. • How can philanthropy help cities engage…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jenny Abamu explains why New York City schools are using Google’s Expeditions app – featuring AR and VR – to prepare students for future careers. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Foundation Communities focused their efforts on housing but found that the population they served was deeply affected by health issues. To overcome these challenges, they partnered with health-focused…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Efosa Ojomo explains how Taiwan leveraged aid by matching it with on the ground capabilities in order to create sustainable development. • How can philanthropy help to model development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In response to deep community concerns about changing federal policies and resources in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Seattle Foundation developed its Resilience Fund in early 2017. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author offers nine considerations that nonprofits should think about when they enter into collaborative partnerships with other organizations. • Why did nonprofit organizations not utilize collaboration until…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Learning Accelerator hopes to provide better learning experiences by strategically providing more opportunities for diverse learners to thrive in personalized learning classrooms. • How can other schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A recently released report from Education Insights Center suggests that schools in California should have a data system to track information about students as they move from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · California’s Midland School isn’t a regular boarding school—parents pay over $55,000 for their children to spend six weeks without their cellphones in cabins, doing chores and farming…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart discusses competency-based education and provides a list of tools to help provide an effective CBE. On the list, there are categories for CBE-capable edtech…