This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Many cross-sector partnerships are happening between educators, philanthropists, and medical professionals to address the opioid crisis happening in schools. • What is the role of philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bates College offers its students programs that encourage them to explore their interests, and pursue internship opportunities and practitioner courses that align with those interests to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Olathe Public Schools located in Kansas began implementing SEL tools and offering mental health services after trying to understand how best to support students. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elysia Gabe offers guidance for individuals looking to shift careers by way of volunteering. • What are some volunteering opportunities in your community? • Here is how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge writes about how they helped design a new school schedule to better support students and promote creative teaching and deeper learning: through neuroscience. • How will schools…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart discusses The Next Generation Science Standards program — tools developed to encourage engineering design in schools — and how its methods can be applied to general…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Education experts suggest raising the limits on federal student loans in order to reduce the financial strain on parents and allow students to focus on their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Adam Harris explains that although the Trump administration’s budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year suggests cutting $7.1 billion in funding for the Department of Education, Congress is expected…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chan Zuckerberg Initiative shares the details of their $6.9 million support effort to help underrepresented students into STEM programs at colleges. • How can funders learn from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julia Rafal-Baer shares findings from Chiefs for Change’s report on women in the education system and how to help women break the glass ceiling. • How can this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Clint Smith at The Atlantic addresses the link between wealth and elite colleges and explains that ‘unwritten rules’ underlie all elite colleges and universities, making it more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mitch Nauffts shares six ways for philanthropists to make Opportunity Zones a success by helping to shape the process to be effective and equitable. • How can funders work…