This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When a local education leader’s proposed sanctuary policy for immigrant students was met with resistance in her school system, Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC) lent support to their regional network.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: •The COVID-19 school closures severely impacted students across the Deep South, and the transition to remote learning sheds light on the prominent equity gap between families. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Austin Clemens uses eight graphs to show the growth of economic inequality in the United States. • How can funders use this information to inform efforts to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • At Miami Dade College, there is a collective effort to encourage everyone’s individualistic sense of agency and support shared responsibility of creating change. • How does empathy,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kelly Ragan shares the stories of families and educators working to help students with dyslexia keep up with their peers. • How can philanthropists help ensure that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to our research, over three out of every five Black households do not have enough savings to replace income at the poverty level for three months in the event…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Community Context The city of Boston and its surrounding metropolitan area, with its blue chip colleges and universities, is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading talent factories and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jack Meserve at Democracy Journal discusses child poverty in America, what can be done to solve it, and how the coronavirus has made an impact. • According…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors at Inequality.org give eight solutions to ensure economic recovery reduces the racial wealth gap and how to address white supremacy. • How can we start to evaluate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maria De Jesus explains that one of the most effective ways to tackle the HIV epidemic is addressing poverty and inequalities. • How can funders work to bolster…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Jacobs explains how climate change is driving global economic inequality as poor countries struggle to develop under the constraints of rising temperatures. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Jacobs shares research that shows that hard work and poverty – not dispair – are killing working-class Americans. • How can funders work to ensure that…