Solutions Journalism is rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems. It’s reporting that investigates and explains how people try to solve widely shared challenges, such as climate change or housing instability. WUWM’s solutions stories respond to problems and identify solutions.
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Over the past decade, Milwaukee has become a city of renters — with the majority of residents renting rather than owning their homes. There are a lot of systemic reasons for that, but a few community organizations are buying their blocks back one home at a time. -
A renewed focus on literacy in Milwaukee borrows a training program responsible for a huge turnaround in reading scores in Mississippi dubbed the "Mississippi Miracle." -
As Milwaukee addresses its literacy struggles, one-on-one tutoring is showing promise at improving students' ability to read. -
Can changes to Milwaukee's zoning code to allow accessory dwelling units, or "granny flats," help make housing more affordable? -
Communities throughout the U.S. are grappling with an affordable housing crisis. Milwaukee officials hope a new affordable housing development will make a difference. -
Some housing experts and lawmakers think changing the capital gains tax on home sales would entice reluctant homeowners to sell, if they've been considering making the move. -
The Wisconsin DNR is providing bottled water to more than 1,700 households because of PFAS contamination in their drinking water. One impacted community, the Town of Campbell, has come up with its own solution. -
Community land trusts offer housing affordability for the price of reduced appreciation. In Milwaukee and nationwide, they're showing they can be a limited solution to housing affordability, while teaching us why homes are so expensive in the first place. -
As SNAP cuts and grocery closures worsen Milwaukee’s food insecurity, Nourish MKE expands services and builds coalitions to fight hunger and offer hope. -
Since Pick ’n Save closed in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood this summer, community partners have been working to bridge the food access gap for residents.
