This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Knight Foundation discusses their investment in building up public spaces in Philadelphia (parks, libraries, etc.) and how such a commitment can transform a community. • All…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hechinger Report raises concerns about the nearly one million low-income students around the country who are eligible for financial aid but don’t receive it because…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian reports on a town in Belgium called Geel, where residents have been opening up their homes to the mentally ill for hundreds of years,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg will be teaming up to help provide new teaching methods for children who have trouble learning.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Governing Magazine reports on Trump’s infrastructure plan, while economists weigh in on its efficiency and possible outcomes, along with the current status of the US infrastructure.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More and more business owners are promoting social good initiatives and implementing better recruiting practices in order to drive employment and focus on equity within the company…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Citizens of the World Charter School network in Los Angeles cracked the code for figuring out how to diversify their schools by design and know how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Opportunity youth are now surpassing millennials as the most desirable members of the workforce. Due to their fierce loyalty, they will stay much longer than at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Education Writers Association annual seminar culminated in suggestions for ways that higher education institutions can do more to focus and advance the social mobility of their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Africa’s Mail & Guardian, Ford Foundation’s Nicolette Naylor discusses the need for tackling issues of sexual harassment, gender inequity and prejudices within the social sector.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Obama’s Education Department took significant steps to protect students and taxpayers from fraud by for-profit colleges, which Betsey DeVos has walked back. • How can philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Teachers are tapping into Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” to bring up issues of race and history. Taylor Swaak reveals how different teachers are taking the…