A Rural Oklahoma Charter School’s Focus on the Workforce Is Dividing Its Community
A savvy businessman outmaneuvered community opponents to bring a charter school to a struggling small town. Now he wants to expand to others like it.
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The Big—and Seemingly Impossible—Jobs of Small-Town Principals
Rural school leaders have some of the most complex roles in education—and some of the highest levels of attrition.
How One Tiny Town Is Battling ‘Rural Brain Drain’
Nearly all high school graduates in Onalaska, Washington, head off to college—but many come back home after earning a degree.
Americans’ Attitudes Toward Suicide Are Softening
But as with so many social issues, the liberal-conservative divide has grown wider over time.
It’s Time to Rethink How We Fight Forest Fires
Americans learned long ago how to keep cities from burning. And then, it seems, we forgot.
A Proposed Work Requirement Exemption in Michigan Is Mired in Controversy
Critics say the legislation being put forth in Michigan will unfairly benefit rural white communities over the more urban black areas—but is that true?
How Over-Incarceration Is Driving a Push for Criminal Justice Reform
A conversation with Jasmine Heiss from the Vera Institute of Justice about a recent poll that uncovers American's souring sentiment toward incarceration policy.
The Agony of Rural America’s Inescapable Broadband Gap
The T-Mobile settlement is a stark reminder that waiting for private industry to make the investment is a losing proposition.
Local Reporting Is Dying. This Training Corps Wants to Bring It Back.
Report for America offers young journalists valuable job training experience—by placing them in talent-starved newsrooms.
Could Portable Treatment Centers Fix Rural America’s Water Problems?
Small communities across America don't cope well with water shortages, but one group from UCLA has created something to fix that.