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Mel Evans / AP Fixing Schools Outside of School
Districts are turning to private companies, nonprofits, and foundations for partnerships that can help tackle the biggest impediments to learning.
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Charlie Neibergall / AP Learning How to Teach in an Increasingly Diverse Classroom
A program in Des Moines, Iowa, aims to train a cohort of predominately white instructors to help students who come from very different backgrounds.
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Paul Sancta / AP How Immigrants Are Helping to Revive Detroit
Ailing cities might have a lot to gain from nurturing enclaves of foreign-born residents, and their thriving businesses.
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Steinkamp Photography The Art of Making Do
As the climate keeps getting weirder, localities across the nation are figuring out ways to adapt.
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Robert Galbraith / Reuters Can California's Farmers Get Smarter About How They Use Groundwater?
Because rain is rare, preserving what's underground is becoming even more important.
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Courtesy of Patrick Bulot Cool Roofs
Replacing asphalt shingles with reflective metal could curb the warming of Houston’s hot climate.
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Courtesy of Terranova Ranch Inc. To Defeat the Drought, Look Under Your Feet
Facing a parched future, California farmers are thinking afresh about ways to replenish the groundwater.
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Paul Krashefski, Broward County Working Across Party Lines
In South Florida, Democratic and Republican county leaders have joined forces on climate change.
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Paul Krashefski, Broward County Adapting to Climate Change
The Earth is warming, but Washington is frozen, so localities keep finding new ways to muddle through.
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Courtesy of the city of Dubuque A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
That’s the danger in Dubuque, where city officials are working to divert the floodwaters from streets and basements.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Why American Cities Are Fighting to Attract Immigrants
Many metro areas with large foreign-born populations have thriving local economies. And now local governments all over the U.S. are trying to replicate their successes.
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National Journal How to Ease Immigrants Into the Mainstream
Nonprofits—and for-profits—are finding innovative ways to bring foreign-born workers in from the economic fringes.
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National Journal The New Melting Pots
Cities across the country are welcoming immigrants as a boon to the economy.
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Ammar Awad / Reuters Planting Exotic Crops for the Sake of the Local Economy
Immigrants to St. Louis are capitalizing on urban gardens, and helping to revitalize the city.
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National Journal BB&T Walks a Minefield on Immigration
The Southeast-based bank has been showing its sympathy for Obama's deportation relief.
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Rickshaws as a Ride to Detroit's Salvation
Ever hear of Banglatown? Soon, you will. Here's how immigrants can help an ailing city revive.
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Raising Crops That Remind Them of Home
In St. Louis, foreign refugees are farming on city-owned land to earn a few extra greenbacks.
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John Moore AFP/Getty Citigroup's Investment in Soon-to-Be Citizens
By supporting a microloan program to cover citizenship fees, the megabank tries to appeal to immigrants.
