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Labrandon Fletcher, a 16-year-old student in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, says there's a long list of things that need fixing in his school building. The ceiling at Hamilton High School is "falling apart," he said, and the bathroom plumbing needs dire attention. But the biggest issues are lighting and air conditioning. "No one wants a dark…

In a historic ruling for Arizona's public schools, the Maricopa County Superior Court said the state's current method to fund building repairs and school maintenance is unconstitutional. The lawsuit dates back to 2017, when several education groups and school districts sued the Arizona State Legislature, alleging that lawmakers failed to spend billions of dollars on…

As the first day of school approaches, some teachers and students in Washington and surrounding suburbs are preparing for more than fresh pencils and new classmates: They’re packing up their classrooms and moving into temporary “swing spaces.” Swing spaces are sites where schools temporarily relocate during major renovations and new construction or after building damage.…

A new report for Tracy Unified School District outlines just over $499 million worth of school improvement projects needed to modernize or replace aging buildings around the district. The Facilities Master Plan Needs Assessment, a report that the TUSD Board of Education accepted on a unanimous vote on Tuesday, was prepared by K12 Partners/Urban Futures,…

Students returning to school next week in the Pasadena Unified School District still won’t have access to certain areas on more than a dozen campuses because of toxins in the soil, seven months after the Eaton Fire. In May, the district released soil test results, which found elevated levels of lead and toxic metals at…

Revere has begun construction on its new high school, the largest public school project in Massachusetts, located on the former Wonderland Greyhound Park site. "Over the next three years we will water the seeds of Revere's future prosperity, because we care to leave this city better than we found it," Mayor Patrick Keefe Jr. said.…

The City of Fountain has received a $1.93 million EPA Brownfield Cleanup grant to demolish and redevelop the former Lorraine Elementary School property. The funds will be used to clean up the site after lead paint was discovered in the building, paving the way for new development in the area. redevelop former elementary school site…

The Bainbridge Island School District is taking advantage of the summer break to retrofit Commodore Options and Ordway Elementary schools, which were identified in a 2021 Department of Natural Resources report as needing seismic safety upgrades. Construction has reached 50% completion for both schools, said Dane Fenwick, BISD director of facilities operations & capital projects.…

A multimillion-dollar effort to cool the state’s school classrooms has fallen well short of its goals due to rushed planning and poor decision-making, the state Office of the Auditor found in a damning report released Tuesday.   The one-off Cool Classrooms Initiative, launched by then-Gov. David Ige in 2016 and meant to air-condition over 1,000 classrooms…

Emily Pugliese has been a Henry H. Houston parent for eight years, and couldn’t be happier with her children’s education. At C. W. Henry, J. S. Jenks, Houston, and Emlen — Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy’s public elementary and middle schools — Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and Home School Associations (HSAs) help run the volunteer…