This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wits University launched its Wits Citizenship and Community Outreach (WCCO) programme, which runs a food bank on campus so that students can don’t have to worry about their next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Malala Yousafzai’s latest book, We Are Displaced, describes the experiences of refugee girls and their struggle to receive a complete education. • Yousafzai pleads for girls’ education to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabelle Hau, writing for Getting Smart, discusses how schools today need to incorporate machine learning, AI, and digital learning into higher education to prepare students for a changing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tim Lehnert breaks down the demographic data of Rhode Island, highlighting the difficulties of women of color, who suffer higher rates of poverty. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author wants to disrupt the “failure is okay” narrative, because for many people, failure is not okay, and failure does not affect everyone in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Stanford Social Innovation Review post argues that the key to investing in local communities in order to strengthen them is building cohesive networks within those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eleanor Chute, writing for The Hechinger Report, notes the onset of virtual reality technology in classrooms as learning tools aimed at increasing student engagement. • What are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alexandra Staub, writing for The Conversation, discusses how Amazon’s move to New York will subsequently lead to gentrification, and takes a deeper dive into the social consequences…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kristin Blagg, writing for the Urban Institute, explains what constitutes a physical college desert in the United States and how to address potential challenges for students in these…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christina Veiga reports that the New York City education department is preparing to take over early childhood programs, creating questions. • How can early childhood education be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Julia Freeland Fisher recaps five K-12 and higher education learnings from 2018 – from policy to research and innovation. • How can funders further education progress in 2019? …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Barnum reports on a study that revealed restorative justice’s role in successfully improving school safety, but black students’ test scores were negatively impacted. • The policies didn’t…