This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Crawfordsville, Indiana is working to improve child care options as an attraction for skilled labor that employers need to drive economic development. • How can philanthropy boost…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report called “Lessons from Three California Communities on Strengthening Early Education” tracks the improvements in education that California districts have seen in recent years. Specifically…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new report from UC Berkeley’s Center for the Study of Child Care Employment found that over 53% of child care providers nationwide were on at least…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author describes the consequences of underpaying preschool teachers and investigates solutions that don’t only involve increasing preschool tuition to increase their wages. • How can public investment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Hechinger Reports looks to derail the widespread misconception in America that child care work is solely for women and adds no value to society. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to EdSource, schools everywhere are beginning to follow in California’s lead to teach about LGBTQ accomplishments in America’s history. · What impact does teaching LGBTQ history…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Hechinger Report explains that children from low-income families usually benefit when their education is mixed with students from a range of economic backgrounds. It is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A study indicates that early childhood nutrition – often correlated with poverty – has a lasting impact on physical and mental health. • How can philanthropy effectively improve early…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Tamara Alston works at Hazel Wolf K-8 STEM in Seattle, a school approaching education in a new, innovative way. At Hazel Wolf, teachers use “whole body listening,”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An important part of youth development is social-emotional learning, but teaching it doesn’t come easily. Jessica Lovins works at WINGS for Kids, an organization working to provide at-risk…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Victoria Sisk was still an undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University when she first discovered the growth mindset theory through Carol Dweck’s Ted Talk. In an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the years, venture philanthropy has introduced creative methods and breakthrough ideas to the world of philanthropy. Still for many, it has fallen short of its promise and has discouraged…