This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · AEI’s Andrew G. Biggs explores retirement savings and expands on the negative impact of forcing low-income workers to save more for retirement. · What are some things Biggs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Claudio Sanchez talks with author Alan Blankstein about the unfortunate statistics regarding fatherless children and the effects this has on their education. • How can schools be better…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to this report from AEI, the current official poverty measure (OPM) includes widely recognized flaws that severely compromise its measurement of American poverty. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Beth Kirkbride at Medium writes upon her own experiences visiting India and how it taught her that to see real, tangible action everyone must roll our sleeves up,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katie Topping at Education Dive interviews Dr. Andrew Hegedus on the relationship between poverty and school performance. • Are all methods of school performance measurement created equal? Does…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Michael J. Petrilli addresses the relationship between students’ socioeconomic status and their academic outcomes, and explains how reducing poverty and improving a child’s home life has a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen highlights a Mexican Indigenous cooperative that is giving comen in the community opportunities to live a life out of poverty and with equal rights. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A Latino-centered collaborative called Santa Ana Partnership shifted its model to help parents become engaged in their children’s educational opportunities. • How can donors identify and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness unpacks data about the mental health of homeless high schoolers in New York City. • How can this information…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melinda D. Anderson explains how moving beyond the myth of meritocracy and understanding the role of socioeconomic inequality helps students of color understand their situation. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard V. Reeves and Ashley Schobert discuss the family wage penalty that hurts low- and middle-income parents. • Hocan funders work to reduce/eliminate the motherhood/family wage penalty? •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New research has found that a curious nature in children is a factor that stands out from others, and shows that the more curious the child, the…