Ideas for Broadly Shared
Urban Prosperity
A Continuing Tale of Two Classrooms, and One Teacher
August 16, 2026 | by mtmitchell916
Before school started this year I began my new Substack with a […]
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The American High School: Three Stories for Context
August 7, 2026 | by mtmitchell916
Institutional History, Social Class, Demographics I promised at the end of my […]
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A Superstar Teacher, Part One
August 4, 2026 | by mtmitchell916
(Note: This article also appears as a post on my new Substack, […]
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Vision
Prospericity is a platform for ideas about how cities can thrive. Book reviews, photographs, policy analysis, travel writing, and thoughtful musings of all kinds are included and encouraged. The project aims to include diverse voices from a liberal point of view, broadly conceived. An emerging area of interest for project founder Matthew Mitchell relates to public schools and ways to help this critical institution of urban life succeed in a changing world.