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Find out how shuttered school buildings can keep serving the neighborhoods they once educated.
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In this episode
- Why closed schools are a community asset worth fighting for
- How neighborhoods push back against abandonment of public buildings
- What successful school building reuse actually looks like
- The policy levers that determine who controls closed school sites
About this episode
Today, we're learning about the effort to ensure public school buildings continue serving neighborhoods even after they close.
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