He remembers reading that article and latching on to the most salient detail: The brick school his children would attend, ...

But even though buildings age, Appleton and Neenah ... hailed the two schools as "structures that rank among the best junior high schools in the country." The third school, McKinley Junior High ...

Invariably, local government officials are left scratching their heads over how to make the best use of the vacant buildings. Many of the approximately 450 public schools that shut down each year ...