A Library’s ‘Reading Railroad’ Pulls Ahead.
An innovative program from Dayton's metro library shows new ways to address the community's problems and its own.
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Plastic monster launched into Lake Erie to boost awareness of microplastics, pollution
This story was republished from thelandcle.org This story delights us at Our Towns as an example that pulls together several of our pet passions: citizen engagement, local volunteer participation, education…
A Funding Cut to a Literacy Program Hits the Most Vulnerable in Small Missouri Town
By losing its federal funding, the organization lost almost all its means to provide continuing education that fed into local economic development. For some of its beneficiaries, it was a literal lifeline.
The Wonderful Company’s Wonderful Schools
Students at two public charter schools in California’s poor Central Valley excel at undersea robots, mariachi, soccer drones, raising crops, and make a jumpstart on college.
Finding the City of Lost Hills
California's agricultural Central Valley—so rich in output, so poor in median income—is the focal point of trends in immigration, in education, in political trends, in sustainability.
Mississippi Immortalizes a Lost Moment of Desegregation
High school students honor six African American women of the 1960s.
Outstanding Programs in Public Education from the American South
Lessons from Mississippi for the rest of the U.S.
Inside Our Towns: Erin Sanborn
Erin Sanborn discusses service and sustainability and the role the University of Redlands plays in the community and beyond with Evan Sanford in this episode of the Inside Our Towns podcast.
‘Uniting Americans through Service: How California is Leading’
California's Chief Service Officer discusses the California Volunteers' initiatives -- the impact CalVols is having in the state, and how it serves as a model nationwide at Jefferson Educational Society Global Summit event at the University of Redlands.
Reviving America, One College Town at a Time
How symbiotic relationships between colleges and their communities have reaped rewards in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Waterville, Maine.
What Do Colleges Do For Their Communities – and the Country?
‘What can colleges do for the country?’ is an important question to ask, and a powerful theme explored in The Washington Monthly’s annual college rankings issue. This conversation was hosted by New…
UW student project aims to spur climate change conversations
New website features local voices to help encourage people to take part in conversations about a changing environment.
‘We Fly,’ in Indiana
It's time to judge colleges by their contributions to the economic and civic life of their communities. Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, passes the test brilliantly.
A Student Newspaper Takes on Community Responsibilities
The Ball State Daily News has filled a local journalism gap.
‘When Gown Embraces Town’: Two Stories from Indiana
What is happening in the 'Middletown' of Muncie, and why it matters.
An Outsider Works with Insiders: Examples from Akron and Cleveland
Mac Love, who has spent much of his life outside Ohio, uses new technologies to bring community residents and college students together. That collaborative approach is now helping citizens’ voices be heard and is driving meaningful change in their neighborhoods.