Giving Compass' Take:

• Dallas News details a new report about Dallas County that reveals wide gaps in wealth, educational opportunities and mobility among different ethnic groups and socioeconomic classes.

• Can community-based nonprofits alleviate the disparity the report lays bear? At least this gets the conversation started.

• Here's how some Dallas schools are making more of an effort to be diverse.

A new report on life, work and death in Dallas County shows wide disparities in residents' wealth, health care access, educational opportunities and ability to move around.

The Center for Public Policy Priorities report, commissioned by the Communities Foundation of Texas, was officially released Tuesday. Dave Scullin, the CEO and President of the Communities Foundation said the report that lays bare socioeconomic and racial divisions in the county "doesn't paint the most positive picture of our community."

But, Scullin said, the wide-ranging Dallas Economic Opportunity Assessment can prompt discussions about policy priorities for nonprofits, business leaders and public officials.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and other leaders have tried to take bites out of the numerous social and economic issues in recent years. But Rawlings, who believes Dallas has been on the upswing in recent years, said the report presents a "glass half-empty" picture and "continues to heighten" his sense of urgency to get things done.

"What's happening is, as you see these numbers, we're all like deer in the headlights with these numbers," he said. "It's good that the headlights are shining on us, but we've got to take action."

Here are five takeaways from the report.

1. The kids are poorer
2. Families here are (mostly) poorer, too
3. Black residents have higher mortality rates
4. Poorer residents' commutes are longer
5. Officials say they're working on it

Read the full article about a new report that details working, living, and dying in Dallas county by Tristan Hallman, Jill Cowan and Corbett Smith at Dallas News.