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    Vaping Deaths and Injuries are ‘Very Terrifying’

    Futurity Oct 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Hasmeena Kathuria, who has served as a pulmonologist for 20 years, discusses how she has never been so alarmed as she is now by recent cases of…

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    Defy the Divide and Enter the Gray Area for Food Solutions

    Food Tank Oct 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Dana Cowin visits Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg at the Slow Food Nations Leader Summit in Denver, Colorado to talk about the challenges and urgency of telling stories…

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    Four Ways to Engage Communities to End Homelessness

    Southern California Grantmakers Oct 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ana Victoria Cruz, writing for Southern California Grantmakers, discusses lessons learned by housing advocates who are working on the issue of homelessness. • How can donors get…

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    Why Hasn’t the Special Ed Reboot in Texas Worked?

    The 74 Oct 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Beth Hawkins reports that in spite of a federal order to reboot special education in Texas students are still being excluded from essential services.  • How are…

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    Should Failing Schools Be Closed?

    Manhattan Institute Oct 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from the Manhattan Institute explores when it can be beneficial for failing schools to close.  • How can funders help to ensure that students in…

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    Study Finds Charter Schools Boost Test Scores for Black and Hispanic Students

    The 74 Oct 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Mahnken reports that a study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that charter school enrollment was associated with higher test scores for Black and Hispanic students. …

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    The Building Climate Refugee Crisis

    Grist Oct 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Chris D’Angelo reports that the migration caused by Hurricane Dorian is a part of the building climate refugee crisis that we are unprepared to address.   • How…

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    Empowering the Indian Diaspora to Give

    Indiaspora Oct 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ashish Shah discusses Indiaspora’s new campaign, ChaloGive, and its efforts to empower the Indian diaspora in the U.S. to engage in philanthropy. • Shah mentions that…

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    Why We Need to Adapt the Education System to Support Nontraditional Learners

    Education Dive Sep 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nontraditional learners can teach us three things about the necessity of education-to-career pathways. • How are you supporting innovation in education that contributes to the growth and…

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    Addressing Biases in AI as it Emerges in Schools

    Brookings Sep 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools need to address the challenge of bias in artificial intelligence as more education technology appears in the classroom.  • The author recommends that diversifying the…

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    To Address Ocean Warming, We Have to Change What We Do On Land

    Grist Sep 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A landmark report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), explains the significant issue of ocean warming and recommendations for how to address it. •…

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    Empowering Donors to Engage in Rural Philanthropy

    Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Sep 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Matthew Elhman, the founder of the Rural Philanthropy Institute, explains how using a personalized approach to connect donors to rural philanthropy can lead to strong engagement…

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