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Wikimedia Commons Oakland's Plan to Become the Next Brooklyn: Free Rent!
Oakland doesn't just want more business. It wants a downtown retail district that attracts the Bay Area's best start-ups. The plan? Rent-free leases in already vacant spaces.
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National Journal New York City: Home of Wall Street and ... a Tech Boom?
Nearly every U.S. city these days brags about becoming "the next Silicon Valley." New York actually is.
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National Journal If You Offer Free Rent, They Will Come
Oakland looks to build a downtown retail district with start-up, rent-free leases in already vacant spaces.
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National Journal Washington's Dysfunction Makes Local Officials Feel Pretty Good About Themselves
"We don't have the luxury of shutting down...we're still going to pick up your trash."
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National Journal Fixing Public Schools for Everyone
As Oakland gentrifies, incoming middle- and upper-class families are rallying around schools — public schools.
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National Journal Oakland's Bid to Become a Solar-Power Hub
The rise of solar-power companies and other solar innovators has created a future-oriented economic sector for the city.
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Tony Dejak/AP Photo One City's $88 Million Plan to Send More Kids to College
In 2008, Syracuse started ramping up K-12 academic support and promising graduates full college tuition. Now it's rising above the national averages for college enrollment.
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National Journal Can Oakland Escape San Francisco's Shadow?
Democratic Mayor Jean Quan explains why the city is another Brooklyn--and the violent Occupy protests are just a blip.
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National Journal Austin's Weird Festival-Based Economy
How does the home of SXSW deal with the challenges of loud music venues and constantly exploding tourist populations? By recognizing these are good problems to have.
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National Journal Grading Community Colleges
Why Americans need to care as much about how their local tech schools are performing as about where the Ivies rank.
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Gerry Broome/AP Images A Key to Getting More Low-Income Kids to Go to College: Better Advising
The National College Advising Corps is placing recent graduates in high-needs schools to help guide students through the application process.
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National Journal Can the Teach for America Model Work Better in College Advising?
This nonprofit places recent graduates in high schools that need help guiding students through the college-admissions process.
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National Journal Poll: Parents and Teens Share (Often Unrealistic) Dreams About College
Most still see a college degree as ticket to the middle class. But they're unprepared for the cost.
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National Journal The Intuitive but Innovative Secret Behind 1 University's Turnaround
Could it be as simple as paying smart students to help struggling students?
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National Journal Redrawing the Research Triangle
North Carolina's venerable corporate park is showing its age, but an ambitious plan may restore its luster.
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National Journal How Does a Popular City Avoid the Curse of Success?
Raleigh regularly tops "Best City" lists. Mayor Nancy McFarlane explains why that can be a challenge.
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An Instagram Tour of Raleigh
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National Journal The GOP Plan to Sabotage Raleigh's Successful Growth
The area attracts more young families than any other. But conservative attacks on public education could change that.
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National Journal Why Are Companies Reluctant to Hire Military Veterans?
Lowering the high unemployment rate for recent veterans requires special commitments by employers.
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Reuters Work, Forever: Why Interning at 60 Is the New Retirement Plan
A growing market for fellowships that targets older workers connects private-sector expertise with nonprofits in need of help.
