Large-scale public school closures have become a fact of life in many American cities, and that trend is not likely to stop now. This report looks at what happens to the buildings themselves, studying the experiences of Philadelphia and 11 other cities that have decommissioned large numbers of schools in recent years: Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, Mo., Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tulsa and Washington
History and structure are traditionally seen as barriers: blockades between zones of occupation. But...
History and structure are traditionally seen as barriers: blockades between zones of occupation. But...
In 2001, the state of Pennsylvania took over the School District of Philadelphia. The move, which ca...
Examines cost savings, impact on student performance, and political fallout from large-scale school ...
In 2013, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) closed 50 schools, leaving 44 school buildings to be sold and ...
In 2013, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) closed 50 schools, leaving 44 school buildings to be sold and ...
School closures can have enormous effects on students and families living in a neighborhood. School ...
Throughout many areas of the country, buildings are beginning to fall into disrepair and abandonment...
When a school is closed, the facility is shut down, school staff is displaced, children are sent to ...
Throughout many areas of the country, buildings are beginning to fall into disrepair and abandonment...
Decommissioned urban schools in the United States have become a problem despite well-intentioned eff...
In 2013, the School District of Philadelphia closed ten percent of its traditional public schools. C...
Shrinking public finances have meant many cities and municipalities have looked to cut costs, with e...
History and structure are traditionally seen as barriers: blockades between zones of occupation. But...
Closures of urban open-enrollment neighborhood schools that primarily serve students of color are in...
History and structure are traditionally seen as barriers: blockades between zones of occupation. But...
History and structure are traditionally seen as barriers: blockades between zones of occupation. But...
In 2001, the state of Pennsylvania took over the School District of Philadelphia. The move, which ca...
Examines cost savings, impact on student performance, and political fallout from large-scale school ...
In 2013, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) closed 50 schools, leaving 44 school buildings to be sold and ...
In 2013, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) closed 50 schools, leaving 44 school buildings to be sold and ...
School closures can have enormous effects on students and families living in a neighborhood. School ...
Throughout many areas of the country, buildings are beginning to fall into disrepair and abandonment...
When a school is closed, the facility is shut down, school staff is displaced, children are sent to ...
Throughout many areas of the country, buildings are beginning to fall into disrepair and abandonment...
Decommissioned urban schools in the United States have become a problem despite well-intentioned eff...
In 2013, the School District of Philadelphia closed ten percent of its traditional public schools. C...
Shrinking public finances have meant many cities and municipalities have looked to cut costs, with e...
History and structure are traditionally seen as barriers: blockades between zones of occupation. But...
Closures of urban open-enrollment neighborhood schools that primarily serve students of color are in...
History and structure are traditionally seen as barriers: blockades between zones of occupation. But...
History and structure are traditionally seen as barriers: blockades between zones of occupation. But...
In 2001, the state of Pennsylvania took over the School District of Philadelphia. The move, which ca...