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How a Vacant School Building Became a Symbol of Loss, and Then Hope, for a Dying Small Town
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- This Week with EdSurge
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- Jan 15, 2025
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- 3255
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Summary
When the only school in Donora, Pennsylvania, closed a few years ago, it hit the town’s residents hard. Now the building may be the town’s best hope, as a community college considers setting up in the former school. A University of Pittsburgh professor spent three years documenting life in this fading town for an unusual podcast series that ran late last year. Education was a key theme. On this week's EdSurge Podcast, we talk to the professor about her takeaways for the role of education in the many forgotten small towns around the U.S.