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    School Choices for Rural America

    Education Next Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Frederick Hess at Education Next discusses the kinds of educational reforms that may hold promise for different communities with different dynamics, geographies, and challenges – specifically rural…

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    3 Ways to Help Teachers Teach Writing

    EdSurge Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge goes over 3 ways to support educators and teachers who struggle with teaching writing to their students.  • What are some other ways to make writing fun…

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    Teachers Need Curriculum-aligned Resources to Teach Reading

    Getting Smart Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephanie Stephens, Tricia Parker, and Liisa Potts discuss the importance of curriculum-aligned resources to teach reading effectively.  • What are the needs of teachers in your communities? How…

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    How Do Charter Schools Impact Students in District Schools?

    Brookings Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Paul T. Hill explains why there is confusion and disagreement over the impact of charter schools on students in district schools. He unpacks what we know and…

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    How to Facilitate Deeper Learning in High School Students

    Getting Smart Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jal Mehta explains how teachers can shift their strategies to facilitate deeper learning in high school students.  • What role can funders play in supporting this process?…

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    How Policy Precludes Prosperity

    Prosperity Now Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Prosperity Now lays out the ways in which public policy precludes prosperity and how better policies can help people break out of the cycle of poverty. …

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    Mississippi Jobs: Are Workers Ready for Automation?

    The Hechinger Report Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Conn explains why Mississippi jobs are particularly vulnerable to automation and shares ways to improve long-term outcomes for employment in the state.  • How can funders…

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    2019 State Trends in Child Well-being

    The Annie E. Casey Foundation Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Annie E. Casey Foundation breaks down state trends in child well-being using the most recent data, which they compare with the 1990 version of the same…

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    What the Census Citizenship Question Means for Representation

    Urban Institute Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Steven Martin and Charmaine Runes discuss how the Census citizenship question could affect congressional representation through both apportionment and gerrymandering.  • How can funders work to ensure…

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    10 Signs of Progress in Engineering for the Earth, Energy and Environment

    Getting Smart Jun 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Colorado School of Mines is a state school which focuses on engineering education and has been recognized as a global leader.  The school has currently launched…

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    Putting Teacher Diversity at the Forefront

    Medium Jun 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The racial demographics of the teacher workforce have remained stagnant, despite public school classrooms becoming more diverse each year. That is why the Walton Family Foundation…

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    How Blockchain Can Help Advance Social Good

    Beth's Blog Jun 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The inaugural Blockchain Revolution Global conference showcases how blockchain technology has helped progress social good in various ways.  • How are philanthropists that are unfamiliar with…

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