This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In collaboration with VICE, The Marshall Project tells the story of a female inmate in Texas who struggled with the prison system to receive treatment for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephanie Wang reports that Indiana is lowering requirements for black students in order to close the racial equity gap. • How can states support students of color…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Diana Elliott and Steven Brown explain how the recent college admissions scandal highlights the myth of the American meritocracy. • How can funders make the education system more equitable? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kim Eckart-Washington explains how schools that value diversity can improve the health outcomes of students of color. • How can funders work to help schools support the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Pacific Standard, author Tom Jacobs argues that tax credits are a more politically feasible option than directly provided social services if the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Leachman and Eric Figueroa break down school funding data that shows that 2018 teachers protests did increase school funding, but did not bring funding back to pre-2008…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Diane Mapes at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center explains that understanding cancer health disparities begins by addressing the many factors leading to inequities in health care. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a study in the journal Cancer, the costs associated with cancer treatment have long-lasting negative impacts on those who suffer. Reuters discusses the financial burden that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The government of Canada recently released data suggesting their poverty rates are at record lows, however, critics are arguing the methodology used to determine these stats…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tanvi Misra, writing for Pacific Standard, discusses a new working paper by sociologist Shannon Monnat at Syracuse University, that examines how economic distress is a factor…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge talked with students dealing with poverty about the challenges they faced in their college experience. The discussion focused on the college application process, self-advocacy ,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Pacific Standard, author Luis Gómez Romero discusses the austerity measures imposed by Mexican President López Obrador which seek to end corruption and…