Author: Jody Pollock

• Charter Schools: Not A Cure-All?

  Jul 6th, 2009 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: Miami, Washington, D.C. | 0

  D.C.’s struggling public school system thought it found a solution in publicly-funded, privately-managed charter schools. But the results of a new study show that such schools may be no better than their traditional alternatives. .   (keep reading…)

• More Than a “Minor” Shift

  Jun 4th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. | 0

  In her column, Divercity, Jody Pollock reports on the increasing number of “majority-minority” cities, where more than half the population belongs to a group other than single-race, non-Hispanic whites.   (keep reading…)

• Taking it to the Streets

  May 13th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia | 1

  In her column, Divercity, Jody Pollock reports on how cities are increasingly attacking urban problems like poverty and homelessness with sports-related initiatives.   (keep reading…)

• A Potent Cocktail

  Apr 14th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Memphis | 2

  The Tennessee House passes a bill that would permit handguns in restaurants that serve alcohol.   (keep reading…)

• A Cesar Chavez Conundrum

  Apr 8th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Portland, San Francisco | 3

  Portland residents are at odds over an effort to rename a city street after the famed labor organizer.   (keep reading…)

• Recession Rate: A Dollar a Night

  Apr 7th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Dallas, Philadelphia | 0

  A Philadelphia hotel hopes radical discounts will lead to higher occupancy.   (keep reading…)

• A Viable Master Plan for New Orleans?

  Mar 25th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: New Orleans | 0

  The New Orleans City Planning Commission releases its twenty-year master plan, and the feedback is coming fast and furious.   (keep reading…)

• The Slumdog Effect

  Mar 5th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: | 3

  A look at how Slumdog Millionaire has changed the way people look at—and visit—slums around the world.   (keep reading…)

• Starbucks vs. McDonalds: The Verdict

  Mar 4th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: | 3

  In a throwdown, it looks like the McFlurry would win out over the Grande Mocha.   (keep reading…)

• Mapping Proposition 8

  Feb 18th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: | 3

  In her new column, DiverCity, Jody Pollock discusses an online map that tells you who made donations in support of California’s Proposition 8 gay-marriage ban—and what sites like it mean for privacy.   (keep reading…)
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