This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Whitmire explains techniques that schools across the country are using to help underrepresented students graduate from college. • How can funders work to boost and improve…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum reports that a study found that the Teach to One personalized learning program did not improve scores for students who used it over their peers. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Judith Burns reports that austerity has allowed families to fall into poverty, putting children’s education behind. • How can funders work to support families to help children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Patrick Wall reports that the Great Schools for All PAC, a charter advocacy group, spent nearly $100,000 on three winning candidates in the Newark school board race. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • James W. Head explains how The East Bay Community Foundation is working to change its structure to improve its work and outcomes. • How can funders help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy is at a crossroads, looking inward and re-examining its role in fostering uneven power dynamics and perpetuating inequity. In an effort to level the playing field and give communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although parents pursuing education or work training face financial difficulties, Lillian Mongeau reports that only 13 percent of these parents receive federally supported child care assistance. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from The 74, Brendan Lowe highlights a recent study on the effectiveness of comprehensive universities at helping students from low-income families make it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Pacific Standard story, Anna Clark fights the image of Flint, MI as a site of intractable poverty. She highlights the entrepreneurial spirit of Flint’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Two Syracuse University experts reveal that female veterans face greater financial difficulties following their service than their male counterparts, and require focused efforts to improve their employment and entrepreneurship…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Human Development Cash Transfer program in Madagascar helps women who are the main providers in the household to better manage and prioritize their family’s finances.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although the global poverty rate has lowered dramatically since 1990, Global Citizen explains that these numbers are unlikely to keep declining at such a rapid rate…