Across the U.S., kids are sitting in freezing, molding, and all too often dangerous classrooms. Over 50 years old, primary schools for underprivileged families are falling apart. Worse: It provides the kids with poorer life skills. There are so many of these schools and education institutions; USD 568bn needed for renovation and modernization to solve the problem. It is the second-largest category of under-funded infrastructure in the U.S. Fortunately, for institutional investors always looking out opportunities, the Americans will mobilize through public-private partnership. Bob Hellman from AIP has written an eye-opening and interesting article.