This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Robin Lake reports on the methods employed at NYC Autism Charter School to help autistic students come into their own. • How can public schools deploy these techniques to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Erin Brownfield explains how Olenka Villarreal championed a truly inclusive playground where all kids, including kids with disabilities, can play together. • Accessible equipment exists but is expensive.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings explores the psychological effects that immigrant children separated from their families at the border will have on their longterm development, and addresses the urgent need…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen tells the story of a young university student in Nigeria who used social media to provide proof of her professor’s sexual harassment. In this story, Monica…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dominique Mallard spent five years in the Colorado foster care system and by the time she left, she’d been through 22 foster homes. She’s been separated from her brother for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · In a community where men dominate all leaderships positions, it can be hard to change the narrative and allow women a position at the table. Here, News…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Even with advancing technology, humans continue to fall for harmful scams. Writing for The Conversation, Frank T. McAndrew discusses the countless victims impacted by scams and explains that they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Grover Whitehurst examines the costs of early childhood care in America and suggests that the government provide vouchers for lower-income families. · Why is child care so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The number of graduates in the U.S. owing over $100,000 in student loan debt has quadrupled over the last 10 years. Here, Jennifer Billock talks about her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for YES! Magazine, Jen Soong explains how some colleges are beginning to provide counseling, support and recovery programs for students suffering from addiction. · Are these collegiate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lays the foundation for the responsibilities of employers with 15 or more employees — including nonprofit employers — with respect to disabled applicants and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent assessment showed that 29 states and the District of Columbia are not complying with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Both Michigan and D.C. earned…