This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Highly selective colleges are facing scrutiny for their admission decisions. According to The Atlantic, a number of elite schools are being questioned by the Department of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Save the Children, an organization working to ensure children have a safe and healthy future, reports that over half the youth worldwide are at risk of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Students with disabilities are eight times less likely to be gainfully employed as compared to those without disabilities. Getting Smart proposes 7 ways to engage these students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 has been established, there is not much focus on researching what causes people to turn to opioid use—pain. Susan…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Gun violence is a leading cause of death in the U.S. with over 36,000 individuals being killed by gunshots annually. Ramin Skibba writes about the ongoing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Chalkbeat talks with Rutgers political scientist Domingo Morel about recent state takeovers of schools. In his new book, “Takeover,” Morel discusses the underlying racism in the state…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Richard Darlington talks with Devex about the importance of communicating effectively. For the aid sector as a whole, communicating messages and requests has been handled poorly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Mayor Bill de Blasio has reached a budget deal with NYC’s City Council to boost funding for public schools. In this deal, funding will go towards making the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · At Latin School of Chicago, language teacher have implemented a proficiency-based learning system where students can only move to the next level after they show they have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank profiles Ghanaian chef Elijah Amoo Addo, who has given unused or unwanted food from restaurants and suppliers to those in need. • How can we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At the age of 45, and after facing an abusive relationship, Gale Spragg received her high school diploma from Insight School of Kansas. Now, Spragg discusses…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As Governing explains, when it comes to the overall condition of an area, a happiness index provides information leaders need to form public policy and measure…