In their 1987 article in Planning magazine, “The Great Plains: From Dust to Dust,” Deborah and Frank Popper proposed a plan to transform the Great Plans into a 10-state national reserve. Their proposal prompted a wave of letters to the editor, inspired a musical, and spared a spirited national conversation later captured in Ann Matthews’ Pulitzer prize nominated book Where the Buffalo Roam. The Poppers sat down with Maxwell Hart of Planning magazine earlier this summer to reflect on that article, the response, and how planning has changed over the last three decades.
Heldrich Center: Training and Support Needs for Workers Serving Children with Special Needs
The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, working with the Rutgers Child Care Research Collaborative, has released a new brief highlighting the challenges New Jersey’s child care workforce faces when caring for children who may have special needs and identifying...