Small towns across America grow to count on the colleges and universities in their communities. But when schools choose to leave, what’s left behind?
Author: Nick Fouriezos
These North Carolina counties were politically aligned. Education has divided them
Areas in rural North Carolina used to be heavily Republican. Has a population boom and college education turned it Democratic?
SpaceX launches rockets from one of America’s poorest areas. Will Elon Musk bring prosperity?
Billionaire Elon Musk has brought SpaceX to Brownsville, Texas, considered one of the poorest areas in the U.S. Residents wonder what will change.