This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Hallie Busta reports that the University of Michigan targeted high-achieving, low-income students with information about financial aid to boost their enrollment. • How can states better inform students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings, American Enterprise Institute, and Opportunity America came together to create policy recommendations for restoring opportunity for the working class. • How can funders help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Max Roser and Esteban Ortiz-Ospina share data that shows that the global gender gap in education is shrinking and indications are that it will continue to decrease. …
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation reveals a lack of success on the part of states in supporting academically talented low-income students and highlights…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Philanthropy New York article, Brandee McHale, President of the Citi Foundation, argues that we must challenge the status quo by having the question “So what?”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark and Mary Ryerse discuss the need for equity-focused competency-based education and offer strategies for implementation at scale. • How can funders determine which strategies are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Thurston Domina, an education professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conducted a study showing that families applying for free or reduced-price meals for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A study published in the American Economic Review found that more money in family budgets leads to better child behavior and outcomes. • What role do school and education have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Seema Jalan explains how reproductive health and rights are essential to progress for women and communities. • How can funders work in culturally sensitive ways to increase access…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Company Tsogo Sun aims to create social investment programs by supporting initiatives that help advance young people’s education paths. • Tsogo Sun also extends partnerships with local organizations in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Thato Mahlangu reports that more than 6 million children in South Africa are currently living below the food poverty line according to the South African Child Gauge 2018…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrew Brownstein explains how EduHam uses the hit musical Hamiton to introduce students, particularly disadvantaged students to American revolution history. • are there other cultural phenomena that can be tapped…