Middletown and surrounding towns face rising school taxes due to budget shortfalls, driven by inflation and mismanagement. A lack of financial literacy among both the public and local officials is hindering efforts to address the root causes of the crisis, threatening the stability of public education.

The loss of cultural teaching in the workplace has unknown economic consequences, but signs of trouble can be seen in many young workers.

How Trenton, NJ's industrial decline mirrors the cultural and economic erosion of American manufacturing.