A mall where you can go to school

03-23-2010

By Caitlin Corral/Marketplace American Public Media

We've told you more than a couple of times, I think, what the real-estate crash has done to commercial property. A lot of shopping malls are facing record vacancies. At the same time, a lot of high schools are dropping their programs for troubled teenagers, what are sometimes called alternative schools, because of budget cuts. Seemingly unrelated problems with a common solution. As Caitlan Carroll reports from the Marketplace Education Desk. Caitlan Carroll: The Westminster Mall in Southern California is pretty typical. There's Macy's, a Foot Locker, a Mrs. Fields and a school. Darla Merrill: Hi! Caitlan, nice to meet you. (more...)

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