Education

  • Bridging the connectivity gap – how the FCC is making learning opportunities available for rural schools. – Education Dive
  • NYC public schools’ expansion of athletics makes for better, healthier students. – Washington Times 
  • Nearly 12,000 students attempt to claim “borrower’s defense” after Education Department announces plan to make debt relief process easier. – Yahoo
  • With more than 13 million school-aged children displaced in the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF warns of a lost generation of war children. – New York Times 
  • SAT scores at an all-time low. Is it time to change the way we measure college readiness? – Washington Post

Nonprofits 

  • Want to be a better fundraiser? Experts recommend becoming a better listener. –The Nonprofit Times
  • Is it possible to be a ‘bad donor’? Here are 10 mistakes donors tend to make. – Nonprofit Quarterly
  • N.Y. Hospitals in low income communities are teaming up with social service charities to provide patients with low cost hospital stays. – Philanthropy
  •  REAL School Gardens’ ‘learning gardens’ engage students, boosts academics, and encourages better diets.-NPR
  •  Three responsible ways non-profits and charities can benefit from the stock market’s sell-off. – Huff Post