<description>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.</description>

This Week with EdSurge

EdSurge Podcast

How a Vacant School Building Became a Symbol of Loss, and Then Hope, for a Dying Small Town

JAN 15, 202554 MIN
This Week with EdSurge

How a Vacant School Building Became a Symbol of Loss, and Then Hope, for a Dying Small Town

JAN 15, 202554 MIN

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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.