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Two charter school companies submitted letters to the School District of Manatee County indicating interest in taking over district facilities under a new state law. On Tuesday, Florida’s “Schools of Hope” law went into effect, which allows charter school companies to “co-locate” in unused or underperforming public school facilities. The School District of Manatee County…

A proposal to merge some elementary schools and create neighborhood resource centers is under consideration in Pueblo's District 60. The plan involves combining the student populations from six D60 facilities in three areas of the city, according to a recent press release. The vacated buildings would then be repurposed for pre-schools, staff training and what…

Effingham County residents voted to continue the Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST), keeping funding in place for school construction, facility upgrades and safety improvements across the district. “Our community is growing, and people want nice schools. They want nice facilities for their children,” district spokesperson Tiffany Altman said. The one-penny sales tax…

Six high schools are set to get either new synthetic turf fields or replacement fields as part of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) proposed six-year capital improvements program (CIP), a plan that sparked debate among county school board members Tuesday over whether the district should move forward with turf or explore installing more natural grass…

The Lafayette Parish School Board on Thursday advanced plans to remove long-standing portable classrooms from campuses parishwide, citing safety concerns and growing community support for replacing the temporary structures with permanent buildings. “We truly are investing in the infrastructure in Lafayette Parish,” LPSS Superintendent Francis Touchet said during the meeting. One of the board’s major…

Richmond Public Schools officials are picking back up work to outline their major upcoming projects for the next 10 years.  Patrick Herrel, the division’s new chief operating officer, presented the Richmond School Board with a schedule outlining the development of the division’s 10-year master facility plan at this month’s general Board meeting.  The plan is…

Prince William school officials recently provided insight on nearly $83 million in energy cost savings the division has amassed since 2012. The eight-figure savings were revealed as part of a comprehensive presentation on the division’s energy and sustainability initiatives Jessica Weimer, the division’s supervisor of energy management and sustainability, said at the School Board's Nov.…

Schools across West Virginia are requesting more than a quarter of a billion dollars in state funds for school safety improvements during the 2025-26 school year. That figure was revealed on Wednesday at the West Virginia Board of Education’s meeting with the presentation of the 2024-25 West Virginia School Safety and Security Report. “Local counties…

When Senate President Milton Potter walked through Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School last week, he didn’t need anyone to explain why students and teachers have been calling for help. The smell of mold lingered in the halls. Buckets caught condensation dripping from ceiling vents. Windows and doors were cracked open in classrooms just to keep…

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s consolidation and cost-cutting plan, announced last week, calls for shutting 18 of its buildings – and dropping a handful of leases. As families, teachers and administrators prepare for major changes to the district’s footprint, neighbors are wondering what’s next for the buildings that get left behind. Across the city, developers…