Schools reborn.

• Position: Stateline - Using older schools for community purposes - Brief Article

When the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 provided school districts with more money, many opted to abandon their old schools in favor of new, bigger facilities on larger pieces of land. In fact, it sometimes costs more to renovate than to build new. So there are some great old school buildings no longer needed for housing and educating youngsters. And at least one, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Louisville, Ky., has found new life as a community center and apartments for senior citizens and...