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    USDA to Begin Testing Pigs for African Swine Fever

    The New Food Economy May 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The USDA is going to take more efforts to stop the spread of African swine fever, as this deadly disease is already greatly impacting the pig…

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    Creating Timeless Learning Means Listening to Kids

    Getting Smart May 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart explains how three education leaders in Virginia have implemented their own contemporary progressive education model: putting a focus on crucial lifelong learning competencies with a…

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    Can a Genetic Test Predict if You Will Develop Type 2 Diabetes?

    The Conversation May 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Mylynda Massart at The Conversation discusses calculating the risk of type 2 diabetes and the potential to predict this disease using genetic testing.  • What are healthcare…

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    Speaking Uncomfortable Truths About Immigration

    The Marshall Project May 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses the stories of immigrants and asylum seekers featured in the Marshall Project’s video series called, “We Are Witnesses: Becoming an American.”   • How…

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    Which States Prioritize Higher Teacher Salaries?

    Education Next May 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael J. Petrilli breaks down data on states’ spending on higher teacher salaries since 1990. • How can funders work to ensure that students in all…

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    Targeting Student Loan Forgiveness for Low-Income Families

    Education Next May 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Matthew M. Chingos explains how student loan forgiveness programs can target low-income families in order to best serve the populations in most need.  • How can debt…

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    LGBTQ Health and Wellbeing: Identifying Gaps

    Funders for LGBTQ Issues May 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Funders for LGBTQ Issues lay out the health care and wellbeing gaps that affect the LGBTQ community. See strategies to address these gaps in part two of…

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    Why Is the Middle Class Unsatisfied?

    Brookings May 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard V. Reeves lays out four different benchmarks for judging the success of the middle class and points out that through each lens reality look bleak.  •…

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    Study Suggests Millennials Face Disproportionate Arrests

    Futurity May 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Chanapa Tantibanchachai reports that a study found that millennials are more likely to have been arrested than gen-Xers who self-reported the same level of crime.  •…

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    Electronic Health Records Detach Doctors from Their Patients

    The Conversation May 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from The Conversation, James Lynch and Richard Gunderson argue that electronic health records cannot replace, and sometimes distract from, a doctor’s relationship with…

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    Why the Nicotine Industry Supports Raising the Legal Purchasing Age

    The Hill May 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from The Hill, Jessie Hellmann discusses why the tobacco industry is supporting a higher purchasing age for their product. • Whether or not…

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    Economies are Built on Women’s Unpaid Labor

    Fast Company May 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Fast Company story, Ben Paynter highlights recent comments from Melinda Gates about her new book, “The Moment of Lift.” • Gates points out that…

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