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Emmanuel Felton's Blog
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Will connecting residents to services turn around city’s long decline?
Famously troubled East St. Louis is embracing an idea known as “collective impact.” The idea is... more »
posted 08/02/18
In East St. Louis, a beleaguered city turns to community resources in effort to transform schools
While many policymakers still think of concentrated poverty as an issue afflicting the nation’s... more »
posted 07/20/17

Emmanuel Felton's Work
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Project: Using schools to bring a dying Rust Belt city back to life
In East St. Louis, the school district is helping parents get back on their feet.
Project: How to fix the worst school district in the country
Locals are the first to acknowledge that pouring more money into the city isn’t the only answer.