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As Wilson County’s population has risen over the past decade, so has the need for more classrooms. “This is my sixth year here, and it seems like we’re rolling off a new school seemingly every year,” Bart Barker, Public Information Officer for Wilson County Schools, told News 2. Wilson County rebuilt two schools — West…

Scissors in hand, Hispanic moms in the Hegewisch neighborhood sneak into their children’s schoolyard and snip herbs from the garden to season food and put a twist in their mole. The verdolaga, or purslane, is part of a variety of vegetables and plants entrusted to the care of students and teachers at Grissom Elementary School.…

An audit has revealed significant delays in the El Paso Independent School District's (EPISD) maintenance department, with many repair projects taking weeks longer than the district's two-week goal. The audit, which examined work order efficiency, cost-tracking, and operational effectiveness, found that out of 22,113 work orders from 2023 to 2024, 14,185 failed to meet the…

Central Cambria students will get an extra two days of summer vacation after the school district’s board of directors voted to revise the 2025-26 academic calendar Monday in response to finding mold in the elementary school, pushing the start of the school year from next Thursday to Monday, Aug. 25. As part of the revised…

Twelve state schools serving students with disabilities will close next year as part of a plan approved Tuesday afternoon by the Missouri State Board of Education.  There was little discussion Tuesday about the plan to consolidate the Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled, or MSSD. Board members delved into the plan more thoroughly during a…

A groundbreaking video testimonial from International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas), one of the state's largest K-12 public charter school districts, demonstrates how innovative school air filters can transform educational facility management and deliver massive cost savings. The comprehensive case study, now available through Camfil's Schools & Universities Resource Center, provides crucial insights for school administrators,…

At its Aug. 11 meeting, the Asheville City Board of Education approved, 6-1, a $243,950 districtwide facility needs assessment led by McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture (MPSA). “Our team’s role is to provide guidance on school design trends and construction and interact with your stakeholders to drive the effort,” the report reads. The process will include…

As students prepare to return to class, Utah is working to strengthen how schools respond to emergencies, from natural disasters to violence on campus. The state is revising its Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide, a document provided by the state that can be used by school districts across Utah to help keep students and staff safe.…

Upgrades to newer, high-efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology aren’t in the cards for the Wake County Public School System, where a $200 million maintenance backlog has plagued the schools. Frustrated students have been pushing the school district for new HVAC technology — highlighting the district's many troubles with HVAC systems –- as a…

Wilson County is two weeks away from the start of another school year. This fall semester brings renewed hope for a smoother start to the year compared to this time last year. On Aug. 8, 2024, an EF-3 tornado tore through the small town of Lucama, located about 45 minutes away from Raleigh.  A middle…