This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During our work with people living around the Ranthambhor National Park on issues of conservation, livelihoods, and eco-development, a constant question we were asked was how long we thought we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Girls experience gender and sexual violence in schools around the world, and South Africa is no exception. Research has shown how learners, and girls in particular, are vulnerable to violence. Despite the country’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Poplar schools lose about a fifth of their teachers each year — more than double the national attrition rate — and principals have struggled to fill vacancies across most grade levels and subjects.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report from the Manhattan Institute provides recommendations for a workforce training program for individuals that do not have a college degree. • The report maintains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a new study, researchers found a link between an outdoor science program and higher average science grades, as well as an increase in a measure of science knowledge for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Forty thousand high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are at risk of not graduating — including 6,000 this year — according to a new analysis that tracks the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many university administrators across the country, Nancy Schreiber, Provost and VPAA of Salve Regina University, faced a tough decision around an underperforming program. Her options were fairly straightforward: shutter…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2019 draft National Education Policy (NEP) is touted as the policy set to have the most transformational impact on India’s education system. As the only education policy that accounts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Life-long Commitment to Education When Sukanto and Tinah Bingei Tanoto officially opened the doors to the new kindergarten they had built in Besitang, on 7 September 1981, it would mark…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, more attention has been drawn to the widespread issues in the school finance system and the problems that occur as a result. It’s a known fact that…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This research brief from Voices of Youth Count (VoYC) shares the experiences of young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer, and are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Community colleges are a critical access point to higher education in the United States. Last year, roughly 1,000 community colleges enrolled more than 5.5 million students. These schools are also…