This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael B. Horn discusses how schools can engage with outside communities to help disadvantaged students build essential social capital to help them succeed. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three years ago this month, we experienced collective anguish at an image of a toddler, face down on a sandy beach in Turkey. His picture was picked up by news…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Master chef and advocate Alice Waters is pushing for free, sustainable school lunch for all K-12 students in California. In this Food Tank interview, Waters argues that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on a growing hunger crisis in Australia, where more than three million people and 1 in 5 children have been “food insecure” over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · With US debt rising unsustainably, the need for Social Security and Medicare reform only rises. Here, David Schoenbrod explains the need for lawmakers to stabilize Social Security and Medicare…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Addressing the recent print-your-own gun debate, Lindsay Schakenbach Regele discusses the history of the US government’s involvement in the gun industry and what the future firearms debate should…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • AgriPredict is an app that helps Zambian farmers detect certain pests and diseases that destroy their crops. The app won the UN Food and Agriculture Organization sponsored…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce released a report finding that low-income, working college students suffer the consequences of poor policies and insufficient employment opportunities. • The report…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More research is needed on programs that help tackle family-based stigma and discrimination against the LGBTQ population. Unfortunately, there is not sufficient evidence to prove the existing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Antwan Jones explains how public and private leaders can improve health equity by encouraging intelligent mobility – moving to neighborhoods that improve health outcomes. • How can leaders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Counties in California are promoting summer programs for early learners as part of an initiative to increase reading scores on standardized tests. • In 2013, third graders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author interviews rural high school students to gauge their thoughts on the American Dream and what it means to them. • How will rural students’ experiences…