This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Initially, expectations for bikeshare programs were high, but it was soon noticed that they were out of reach for low-income residents of color. Fast Company explains how Citi…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 reports on the increase in the number of kids there are in foster care, saying that it has been steadily rising since 2016. However, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The government-funded support structures for autistic students disappears after they graduate from high school. The author suggests that more should be provided for these students since around…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • St. Louis city treasurer Tishaura O. Jones writes an essay about the impact that income volatility has on her community and what we can do about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • News Deeply reports on a program in Mexico called Prospera, which gives a monthly stipend to poor women with limited education, but the strings attached to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Governing Magazine discusses the increasing homelessness crisis spreading along the West Coast and the numerous attempts to help solve the issue. As Mattie Quinn explains, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Governing Magazine explains how wrongful convictions are driving numerous states to reform approaches to suspect identification in order to avoid false IDs. · Are eyewitness identifications reliable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although the state of California does not offer universal pre-K programs, The Hechinger Report highlights three communities that are developing innovative preschools for vulnerable children. · How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to The Hill, the Secret Service wants to share its expertise in gathering information and assessing the risk of students to prevent further mass shootings in schools. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to The Hechinger Report, only about 61 percent of high school graduates are completing the FAFSA application for federal financial aid in college. Writer Delece Smith-Barrow touches…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wired magazine reports on a middle school in San Francisco that cost $54 million to build and equip with top-of-the-line resources, only to be plagued by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Venture Partners discusses the RVC Fellowship program, which provides nonprofit management training to people in marginalized communities, making sure that the cycle of low pay…