This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Koenig at EdSurge talks about Edquity, an app that aims to help college students who are facing poverty and hunger. • How can schools tailor programs to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Russell Lowery-Hart, president of Amarillo College in Texas, discusses the challenges many students face including poverty and homelessness and how colleges can provide for these students. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Xavier de Souza Briggs shares five key lessons from the Ford Foundation’s work on the racial wealth gap. • How can funders apply these lessons to economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Experiencing homelessness is not always a direct cause of a student’s absenteeism. Nonetheless, housing instability does contribute to a student’s inability to attend class regularly. Among the reasons why students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Louis Freedberg explains that research has revealed that poverty levels in schools were more strongly linked to achievement gaps than racial composition. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Allen Smart and Betsey Russell explain why rural communities are at risk of being undercounted during the 2020 Census and how funders are working to ensure an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · New research from the Southern Regional Education Board shows an 11% decline in community college enrollment between 2012 and 2017, raising concerns about lower-skilled workers and workforce preparedness.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alan Berube advocates for people-place policies that tackle concentrated poverty while investing in human capacities. • How can combining people and place-based policies give a more complete picture…
After graduating from the University of Washington, Eric Stowe, founder and director of Splash, worked with a local company that assisted in international adoptions. From 2003 to 2007, he spent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • David Williams, writing for The 74, explains how career readiness programs that include mentorship opportunities can help increase students’ social mobility. • What programs are available for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Abhishek Choudhary details the importance of parent participation with students enrolled at government schools in New Delhi. The approach he describes is one that blends the roles of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Angela Rachidi calls out five things that the federal government’s poverty numbers can and cannot tell us about poverty in the United States. • How can private…