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    Rethinking The Way Schools Use Time

    Education Dive Jul 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Districts are taking steps to reconfigure the way schools use their time with students to maximize overall educational outcome and encourage collaboration and personal growth. · What…

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    Using Human-Centered Design to Advance Civic Engagement in Nonprofits

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit leaders can utilize human-centered design to promote civic engagement and advocacy to increase services for constituents.  • Human-centered design is drawing from constituents’ lived experiences…

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    Disputes on What the Whole Child Approach Means

    EdSurge Jul 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for EdSurge, Rachel Burstein explains that there is a range of different definitions when it comes to the term “whole child education”. In order to successfully serve…

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    Naturalization Trends in the United States

    Migration Policy Institute Jul 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · This article from Migration Policy Institute takes a look at the most recent naturalization data available in the United States, the characteristics of naturalized citizens, and compares it…

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    Survey: Devices Interrupt Learning

    Education Dive Jul 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a recent survey, a majority of educators believe that students spend too much time on their devices during class, impeding their ability to learn.…

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    Addiction and Recovery: Overview and Approaches

    The Battery Club Jul 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Battery Club discusses addiction and recovery and its approach to addressing this national crisis.  • How can funders best support addiction recovery efforts? How is your…

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    Understanding the Nuances in Nonprofit and For-profit Partnerships

    Charity Navigator Jul 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Partnerships between nonprofits and for-profits are becoming more common as consumers want to engage with ethically-conscious businesses and products.  • How would these partnerships function successfully?…

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    Proposal Would Provide Teacher Residencies and Mentoring for New York City Educators

    Education Dive Jul 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new proposal from New York City outlines a teacher residency program and mentorship opportunities to curb high rates of educator turnover.  • How will the…

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    The Need for High-quality Preschool to Advance Early Education

    New Profit Jul 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • For early education to  best serve preschoolers, high-quality pre-K programs must incorporate a combination of rigorous learning in a playful, child-focused environment.  • New Profit and The…

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    Improvement Science Helps School Districts Evaluate New Initiatives

    Education Dive Jul 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • School districts can use the concept of improvement science to solve problems and find the best solutions to sustain school initiatives. • The improvement science process…

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    Helpful Steps to Get You Volunteering This Summer

    Charity Navigator Jul 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a quick and helpful guide that lays out steps to jumpstart your volunteering efforts.  • What are some organizations in your community that might…

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    How Should We Estimate the Number of People in the United States Experiencing Poverty?

    ideas42 Jul 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • This article from ideas42 goes over the best methods of calculating how many Americans are experiencing poverty, mainly through the usage of CPI-U (Consumer Price Index…

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