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After the Vietnam War, the Fresno area was a major relocation site for Hmong refugees and immigrants. A statue honoring their service is near the county courthouse. Fresno is a heavily "majority minority" community training a diverse population for the future. (James Fallows)

James Fallows
March 11, 2015

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.

Students in culinary class making seasonal latkes

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K-12

A Rural High School with a 21st Century Outlook

Deborah Fallows
December 20, 2014

A California school prepares its students for success.

Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 elementary school (All photos Deborah Fallows)

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K-12

America’s Tiniest Innovators: Report from Pittsburgh

Deborah Fallows
November 15, 2014

Teaching technology and life lessons in an urban elementary school

Campus scene at Columbus State Community College (John Tierney)

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Community Colleges & Technical Training

When a Community College Transforms a City

John Tierney
October 29, 2014

Ohio State University may be the local titan, but Columbus State Community College has also become a formidable presence.

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K-12

A Creative Way to Educate Low-Income Students

Deborah Fallows
October 16, 2014

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

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Economic Development

It Takes a Village to Staff a Factory

James Fallows
July 10, 2014

"It indeed is an oasis, but the passion and commitment are replicable elsewhere." A Kenyan-born man working in Mississippi on some of the things the state has done right.

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Community Colleges & Technical Training

Raj Shaunak and the Economic Boom in Eastern Mississippi

James Fallows
July 8, 2014

It's one thing to draw high-skill, high-wage jobs to a place that has historically lacked opportunities. It's something else altogether to find people qualified to fill them. A local answer to a national question.

Donely Gunn is headed to Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, to study engineering. He is the winner of a Gates Millennium Scholarship.

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K-12

Build Your Own 3D Printer

Deborah Fallows
June 6, 2014

High-school science projects from Mississippi

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Education

The Modern Orphans of Mississippi

Deborah Fallows
June 1, 2014

"Actually, the children live very well."

Memorial stones in downtown Starkville, county seat of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, and home of Mississippi State University. On the left, one honoring Confederate soldiers, erected in 2005. On the right, one honoring Union soldiers, erected in 2006.

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Students From Mississippi Write About Their State

Deborah Fallows
May 20, 2014

"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."

MSMS teacher Chuck Yarborough leading his class in a debate about African-American history.Photos by Deborah Fallows

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K-12

A Mississippi School Striving for Excellence

Deborah Fallows
May 18, 2014

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

Voices in Harmony chorus from Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, performing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in historic Sandfield cemetery.

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K-12

Emancipation Day Commemoration in Eastern Mississippi

James Fallows
May 8, 2014

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

Head coach and players from the Davis Aerospace Technical High School in Detroit. They lost this game by 36 points, but "the Aviators always play with heart." (Facebook photo)

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K-12

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

James Fallows
April 1, 2014

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

Part of the Engineering, Architecture, and Industrial Academy at Camden County High School (James Fallows)

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Community Colleges & Technical Training

‘Career Technical’ Education: More Middle in the Middle Class?

James Fallows
March 29, 2014

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

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K-12

High School in Southern Georgia: What ‘Career Technical’ Education Looks Like

James Fallows
March 14, 2014

Earlier this month my wife and I spent about a week, in two visits, in the little town of St. Marys, Georgia, on the southernmost coast of Georgia just north of Florida and…

Impromptu music practice session in a glassed-in walkway at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities.

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What My School Means to Me: Essays from 3 High Schoolers

Deborah Fallows
March 9, 2014

How students at an unusual school think—and write—about their experience.