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    The Funding Gap Between Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools

    The 74 May 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brandon Lewis explains how the funding gap between public schools and charter schools means the historically underserved populations they serve get less.  • The author argues that…

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    How Louisiana Undermined Its Own School Choice Program

    The Heritage Foundation May 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jude Schwalbach at The Heritage Foundation reports on how the Louisiana Scholarship Program has produced lower testing results than private school choice programs in other states. •…

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    Is There a Cheaper, Quicker Approach to Social-Emotional Learning?

    The Hechinger Report May 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this article from The Hechinger Report, a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education discusses how educators and teachers can take simple methods and techniques…

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    Colorectal Cancer Increase in Younger Adults

    The Conversation May 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Franklin G. Berger reports on the concerning increase in instances of colorectal cancer in younger adults and points to possible solutions for the problem.  • How can…

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    High Drug Prices in the United States

    RAND Corporation May 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ezekiel J. Emanuel explains the disproportionately high cost of drugs in the United States and what can be done to bring those costs down.  • How can…

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    What Reading Really Looks Like When You’re Dyslexic

    GOOD Magazine

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  Christian Boer developed a font that helps individuals with dyslexia read with less difficulty. He offers the program for free with the hope that it will expand…

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    Public Education Leadership Project

    Harvard Business School May 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Public Education Leadership Project at Harvard University is a joint initiative of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Business School that helps improve…

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    Why Modest School Reforms Are Not Enough to Give Millions of Kids a High-Quality Education

    The 74 May 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  Earl Martin Phalen, writing for The 74, discusses how school reforms need to go further to change the education system. Some charter school networks have been…

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    Nonprofit Program Evaluation That Works

    GuideStar by Candid May 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Useful nonprofit program evaluation requires gathering relative data that can adequately tell the narrative of an organization.  • How can donors help nonprofit leaders make their…

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    Top-performing Countries’ Early Education Systems Provide Lessons for US

    Education Dive May 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • As part of an ongoing project, countries share their early education systems success stories, providing lessons for the U.S. to potentially utilize in the future.  •…

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    For the Benefit of All: How Our DEI Work Supports the Social Sector

    GuideStar by Candid May 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • As part of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, Candid engages with people of color to work on racial equity and other areas of identity,…

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    We Finally Know How General Anesthesia Works

    Futurity May 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Futurity reports of a new study in which researchers found that to knock you out, different anesthesia drugs hijack the neural circuitry that makes you fall sleep. The…

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