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Wichita Public Schools will vacate one of the district’s oldest school buildings after discovering structural damage to Chester Lewis Academic Learning Center’s foundation. The district found mold, air quality issues and growing cracks in and around the building’s structure. Students and staff will relocate to the former Cleveland Elementary School building in southwest Wichita over…

Ten North Carolina school districts will share more than $392 million in state lottery-funded grants to replace and renovate aging facilities, state education officials said Wednesday. The grants target some of the state’s most economically distressed counties. The projects cover seven elementary schools, two high schools, and one Career and Technical Education center. They involve…

In the heart of Watertown, Massachusetts, a new kind of high school is rising. The new Watertown High School will be the first LEED Platinum 4.0 and Net Zero Energy high school in the United States, a building that will produce as much energy as it uses over the course of a year. It is…

Four eastern North Carolina school districts have hit the jackpot, being awarded millions in state lottery-funded grants for school construction and renovation projects. But Pitt County Schools did not receive the funding it had sought for security enhancements when the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction announced grants last week. School districts in Greene and…

The Wooster City School District board is considering several options for its master facilities plan to address aging buildings, enrollment pressures and long-term financial stability. Superintendent Gabe Tudor presented the options during a Board of Education meeting Nov. 20. The update outlined approaches designed to meet immediate needs while responding to community feedback about affordability…

When Wayne voters rejected the $169.8 million facilities referendum nearly two years ago, the district was left with the same aging buildings, the same infrastructure problems, and few funding sources to address them. A newly filed Comprehensive Maintenance Plan required by the New Jersey Department of Education outlines how Wayne Township Public Schools is managing…

For more than a decade, the Kuspuk School District asked Alaska's education department for the money to fix a rotting elementary school. The school, in the small and predominantly Indigenous community of Aniak in western Alaska, was in deep need of repairs. The nearby Kuskokwim River had flooded the 88-year-old building several times. The walls…

The Inola community will vote on a $60 million school bond proposed by Inola Public Schools on Nov 18. Early voting started Nov 13. According to Superintendent Jeff Unrau, the bond is aiming to help students study more efficiently, as overcrowding has become an issue. “We're just totally out of classrooms," he said. "Our faculty,…

Educational institutions across Connecticut, from public schools to colleges and universities, continue searching for ways to make their buildings and campuses more environmentally sustainable. More are installing fuel cells — a form of technology that produces electricity, water and heat through a chemical reaction, without harmful emissions. Some institutions, like the University of Connecticut, have…

It’s four steps down, 18 to go. Three towns in Oxford County took the fourth step last week when voters approved a referendum article to pursue withdrawal from Regional School Unit 10. The long path ahead is now set. The Maine Department of Education has outlined a 22‑step timeline that towns must follow to withdraw…