This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jonathan D. Hall estimates the benefits from tolling and uses his model to evaluate the aggregate and distributional effects of congestion pricing. • Could congestion pricing improve the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Yana Kunichoff discusses Chicago’s veteran pay dispute and how it impacts the educational system. • What skills might veterans have that that might help them pursue effective careers in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kevin Mahnken reports that researchers found that children from low-income families spend 40 percent longer than middle-income children looking at screens and approximately double the time compared to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nora Kenney writes how dozens of studies on public charter schools have reached a consistent conclusion: Their presence benefits disadvantaged students who attend them as well as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bezwada Wilson talks about building a Dalit-led grassroots movement to liberate the community from this practice. • How can donors help organizations and movements like Wilson’s? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Data shows that supporting students through writing letters home is an effective form of positive feedback, particularly for low-income high achieving students. • What other ways…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julie Littman reports that New York City has joined others in banning cashless stores. Advocates say going cashless excludes un- and under-banked individuals while storeowners say going…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · At the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting this past week, leaders from the West Coast spoke up about the growing homelessness crisis and called for collective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research highlighted at Futurity, black workers’ position in an organization—top, middle, or bottom—informs and shapes their impressions of workplace racial discrimination. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Private companies will have the chance to detail how they will use New York City’s assets to bring broadband digital access to underserved neighborhoods. • How does the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melissa Fries explains that financial literacy can prevent students -especially low-income students – from accruing unmanageable student debt. • How can financial literacy lessons be inserted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Florida interviews Jonathan Rothwell about his new book, A Republic of Equals, and how U.S. racism helped create elite, highly paid professions. • How can funders use…