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Tribal nations and rural communities rely the most on federal funding for public broadcasting. More than just dollars and ...
Both urban (high-unemployment) and rural TEA investments qualify for the reduced $800,000 threshold, compared to the standard $1,050,000 required for projects outside TEAs.
The rural-urban income divide persists, and it may be widening. Cities are home to high-paid business services and rural areas have lost manufacturing, contributing to the 23% gap in earnings.
Tribal nations and rural communities rely the most on federal funding for public broadcasting. More than just dollars and ...
The rural-urban political divide. The narrative is over-simplified and makes three critical errors. First, the typical coverage fails to acknowledge the nuances that exist within our political ...
The population of rural America has declined from 36 percent of the nation’s total in 1950 to 14 percent in 2020. A fundamental difference between small-town and urban America is the schools.
A growing body of work is showing that family life in rural areas is increasingly becoming more similar to family life in urban areas. 4,7,8 According to a Pew Report (2018), marriage rates in ...
Trump's appeal in rural America can't be explained just by people feeling "left behind." Our country's future depends on us bridging the rural-urban divide.
As the 2024 election approached, news channels and commentators once again revived a familiar narrative: the urban-rural divide. But Laura Zabel, executive director of Minnesota-based arts non-profit ...