City Makers: American Futures

High schools

• Educating Migrant Children in Dodge City

  “We’re a port of entry 1,000 miles from the border.”

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Aug 3, 2016

• A Different Kind of 'Trump Nation' Report

  Western Kansas, where Deb and I have spent time over the past month, is the heart of Trump Nation in…

  • James Fallows
  • Jul 23, 2016
  • Notes

• Dodge City's New Frontier

  A high school in the famed Kansas town is embracing its rapidly changing demographics.

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Jul 23, 2016

• Mississippi Students Write About Life in Their Home State

  Inspiring young writers connect with their literary legacy

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Feb 18, 2016

• Punching Above Their Weight in Mississippi

  Mississippi schools come in #49 in many national rankings. Read these essays and poems by high school students from Columbus, Mississippi. Then tell the folks who make up the rankings that they need a different algorithm.

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Feb 11, 2016

• When High School Means a Build-It-Yourself Education

  A charter school in Oregon encourages students to shape their own learning.

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Jun 23, 2015

• A High School That Changes Lives, One at a Time

  Teachers and students in a bankrupt California city, determined to make progress

  • Deborah Fallows
  • May 27, 2015

• Growing Up in Ajo

  What it takes to get from the desert to college

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Apr 10, 2015

• Next Up From Fresno: High School for Overlooked 'Kids in the Middle'

  Public schools often end up concentrating on students with obvious promise at the very top, and with obvious problems at the bottom. Here is one designed to foster opportunities for everyone else.

  • James Fallows
  • Mar 11, 2015

• Reinventing High School

  How Fresno prepares the kids in the middle

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Mar 11, 2015

• A Rural High School with a 21st Century Outlook

  A California school prepares its students for success.

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Dec 20, 2014

• A Creative Way to Educate Low-Income Students

  In Columbus, Ohio, an innovative school has patched together state funds, work study, and grants to give at-risk kids a high-quality education.

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Oct 16, 2014

• Build Your Own 3D Printer

  High-school science projects from Mississippi

  • Deborah Fallows
  • Jun 6, 2014

• A Real Story of Memorial Day

  The origins of this weekend's holiday, linking Mississippi and The Atlantic

  • Deborah Fallows
  • May 23, 2014

• Students From Mississippi Write About Their State

  "MSMS is often referred to as the most diverse square mile in the state of Mississippi, alluding to academic interests, ethnicities, belief systems, aspirations, and much more," a high school senior writes. "It's true."

  • Deborah Fallows
  • May 20, 2014

• A Mississippi School Striving for Excellence

  “I am so happy to be here. I have so many opportunities. I am so fortunate.”

  • Deborah Fallows
  • May 18, 2014

• Emancipation Day Commemoration in Eastern Mississippi

  "It's not a black thing. It's not a white thing. It's an American thing."

  • James Fallows
  • May 8, 2014

• A High School That Teaches Students to Fly, and Other Innovations in 'Career Technical' Education

  "A lot of problem-solving skills grow out of the experience of doing things rather than thinking about things."

  • James Fallows
  • Apr 1, 2014

• 'Career Technical' Education: More Middle in the Middle Class?

  Training students for jobs that are less likely to be outsourced, de-skilled, or stuck at minimum wage.

  • James Fallows
  • Mar 29, 2014

• High School in Southern Georgia: What 'Career Technical' Education Looks Like

  A school that is famous for football is notable in an entirely different way.

  • James Fallows
  • Mar 27, 2014

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