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The New Haven Board of Education on Monday discussed a report which found that the school district spends $1.70 per square foot on district buildings — a figure that is between roughly 38 percent and 57 percent of the nationally recommended $3 to $4.50 and between 43 percent to 49 percent of what other school…

Memphis schools’ facilities committee wants a $750 million bond from the Shelby County government to help fund long-term building repairs and closures. It’s one of many proposals that the group will be presenting to the Memphis-Shelby County school board for approval next week. But there’s a long way to go before those recommendations are put…

The local school district is seeking public input about whether its long-term plans should include a major renovation of Harpswell’s only public school or closing the school and busing Harpswell students to another town. The option of closure is hypothetical, part of a broader discussion about the district’s long-range facilities master plan. Maine School Administrative…

On a Sunday morning last month, James Taq'ac Amik was huddled on a small bridge with his girlfriend. At 4 a.m., they had scrambled into an 18-foot aluminum motor boat, fleeing floodwaters from a massive storm surge that inundated Kipnuk, a village of 700 people in the heart of western Alaska's sprawling Kuskokwim river delta.…

Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) has completed almost half of the 48 districtwide maintenance projects slated for completion between 2024 and 2026. That’s according to a report shown at Thursday night’s board meeting highlighting the finished upgrades and upcoming repairs across several of RUSD’s campuses. “I’ve been with the district for 29 years and, [in]…

Reliable heating performance is essential to keeping schools and campuses safe, comfortable, and focused on learning. For education facilities teams, preparation before the first deep freeze isn’t just about mechanical systems—it’s about ensuring that students, educators, and staff can go about their days without disruption. When freezing temperatures arrive, classrooms, residence halls, cafeterias, and offices…

The Ferndale School Board approved the city’s Capital Facilities Plan during its Oct. 28 meeting. The plan looks at needed and planned projects, both with and without funding.  Between 2025-2032 there is about $40 million in planned minor capital renovations. These would be funded through the district’s general fund, impact fees, a potential capital facilities…

Sixth-grade science students at Amherst Middle School are ditching textbooks for hands-on learning as they work to reduce their school’s energy consumption. It’s part of the Renew Our Schools Challenge, a competition involving eight Wisconsin schools. For five weeks, the sixth graders work to create the most ways to lower energy bills in their building.…

Cleveland Schools expects to close 23 buildings and operate 29 fewer schools under a sweeping restructuring plan that would amount to the district’s largest overhaul in decades. Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Warren Morgan said the changes are necessary to confront steep drops in enrollment, rising operating costs and a looming $150 million deficit. Changes…

After yet another failed attempt to pass a school levy, Middleton School District may still have a path forward to build its long-awaited new elementary school—this time, without raising local taxes. Related | Middleton School District levy would prevent teacher cuts while adding two armed officers to schools “Our levy didn't pass, obviously disappointed that…