This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive discusses the need for federal funding for after-school programs and suggests using a voucher program to cover the costs in order to give working parents…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Alex Sun discusses the risks and changes that will come with the Age of Automation, how risk is changing as society advances, and the emerging opportunities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrea Keith, writing for Getting Smart, explains how empowering student innovation and entrepreneurship in the classroom is the future for the 21st-century workforce. • Can teachers gain development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings examines data from the U.S. Census report, finding that, even though poverty in general was lower in 2017, an uneven economy showed that many are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The global nonprofit FIRST hosts competitions that encourage students to participate in STEM projects and work with potential employers. EdSurge interviews Dave Vasko from Rockwell Automation, one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Erin Einhorn explains how a new school in Detroit will be built around a cradle to career approach to education thanks to funding from the Kresge Foundation. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · With an increase in career paths and learning options, guidance is more important than ever to help young students prepare for their future. Here, Getting Smart explains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Today, teachers earn almost 20 percent less than other college graduates. Low teacher salaries have made it difficult for schools to attract talented educators equipped to handle…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · With education reform changing the way schools are evaluated by putting emphasis on student test scores and graduation rates, Governing Magazine explains that teachers have figured out…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Our advancing society is making many unpredictable changes that result in uncertainty about the future. Here, Getting Smart analyzes a guide from the XQ Institute for state…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre Perry at The Hechinger Report discusses inequality in school funding, the expanding gaps in student achievement based on family income and how teacher strikes can help ensure students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark at Getting Smart talks with education leader Ken Kay about what graduates should know and be able to do after leaving school and…