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School districts frequently expand existing campuses to accommodate enrollment growth, modern educational programs and aging infrastructure. In lieu of constructing entirely new replacement facilities, additions and annexes often provide a more practical and cost-effective solution for increasing capacity — particularly when projects require specialized spaces such as science labs, modern kitchens, locker rooms and other…

While the race for governor and US Senate continues to dominate the airwaves in Michigan, flying under the radar are more than 100 ballot questions to raise money for schools. Forty-two districts are asking voters to approve school bonds on Tuesday's ballot, according to Gongwer News Service.

Technology providers GeoComm and Georgia-based SchoolDog announced a partnership aimed at helping K–12 school districts strengthen safety preparedness. The collaboration combines GeoComm’s mapping technology with SchoolDog’s safety management software to integrate campus mapping with daily district operations. The partnership links mapping context with routine safety management in school environments.

A decadelong economic boom has transformed Jersey City’s Paulus Hook neighborhood into one of the most desirable in the city. But the influx of new families has led to chronic and often chaotic overcrowding at P.S. 16, the elementary school that serves the area. Toddlers in the school’s Pre-K program have to be bused throughout…

The Guam Office of Public Accountability has initiated an analysis of the Guam Department of Education’s school facilities and student enrollment to assess whether existing school facilities are appropriately aligned with the number of students being served. The analysis will cover all operating GDOE school facilities and student enrollment through School Year 2024–2025. Its preliminary…

Repairing roofs, bathrooms and gymnasium floors. Removing asbestos, mold and lead pipes. Modernizing labs and classrooms. These are among the repairs and projects school districts around the state are citing in their bid to convince voters to approve school bond measures. But a shaky economy could factor into how many will pass, experts say. Voters…

Providence's next round of school construction would turn more buildings into pre-K-through-8 schools and combine two schools into one, according to a presentation to the City Council's Special Committee on Ways and Means at Tuesday night's meeting. The committee did not vote on the plan, and its members will see contract amendments for it later,…

The Board of Education voted 6-1 on Thursday, Oct. 29, to approve up to $200 million in renovation projects at four Philadelphia schools, the first projects in the district’s 10-year facilities plan, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Board member Whitney Jones voted no, according to the Inquirer. Earlier in the day, City Council members, union leaders…

Special education staffing is typically treated as a recruiting, funding or training challenge. Those factors are only part of the challenge. Districts also need to ask whether teachers and paraprofessionals have the right spaces to do the job. During the 2024-25 school year, 45 states reported special education teacher shortages, according to the Learning Policy…

When a chiller at Barack Obama Elementary School broke down in May, school officials said it caused conditions that resulted in mold growth over the summer. The mold was so severe that it delayed the start of school in August by 9 days.