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Orangefield ISD is moving forward with major campus improvements across its high school, middle school and elementary facilities as part of a $40 million bond approved by voters in 2023. The district plans to transition students from portable buildings to new brick and mortar classrooms, along with constructing a new library and cafeteria. The improvements…

At Kealakehe Elementary School on the Big Island, functioning bathrooms are hard to find. Students travel across campus to reach working toilets — sometimes resulting in embarrassing accidents — and poor plumbing has led to sewage leaking through classroom ceilings, according to more than a dozen pages of testimony from parents and teachers at a…

The Iowa Department of Education today awarded over $2 million in competitive grants to eight school districts to establish therapeutic classrooms for learners whose emotional or behavioral needs impact their ability to be successful in their learning environment. Two area schools will receive grants: Cherokee Community School District and Spencer Community School District. According to…

More than $10 million in summer construction projects are underway across Washington County Public Schools — ranging from major building system replacements to fire alarm upgrades and new playground equipment. The 14 projects are expected to cost $13,389,827, even as more than half of WCPS’s school buildings constructed in the 1970s or earlier have never…

The dirt was soft in Kimberly Fermin’s hands. Shouting for attention, the third grader scooped it haphazardly, packing it around a pink flower under the watch of her teacher, Jennifer Egan. “LOOK! LOOK!” the little girl exclaimed. “It smells good!” On a spring afternoon at Trinity Basin Preparatory’s Pafford campus, special education students took part…

It may sound counterintuitive, but school gardens can offer students fertile ground to learn about technology, from using generative artificial intelligence tools to operating hydroponic or water-based growing systems. That’s why the John Rex Charter School in Oklahoma City, which serves grades pre-K-8 with a focus on technology, has invested in creating a state-of-the-art school…

Change is already visible at the corner of Memorial Parkway and Max Luther Drive, where the Huntsville Center for Technology and the new central office are now up and running. It's one of several milestones as Huntsville City Schools enters year one of its 10-year, $600 million capital plan. "It's very exciting across the city…

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education approved a $604 million plan Tuesday to rebuild Marquez Charter Elementary School, Palisades Charter Elementary School, and Palisades Charter High School, all heavily damaged by the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The reconstruction, set to conclude by the end of 2028, aims to restore facilities for…

This week’s heat dome put a big hole in summer school. Summer classes and other events for students across the country were disrupted by swelteringly high temperatures, a warning of climate-related education disruptions to come. Along with canceled events, experts say unprepared districts will see repercussions including lower test scores and more behavioral problems if…

The City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) have updated their agreement on how they plan to share facilities. The new Master Joint Use Agreement marks the first major update to the partnership since 2006. Approved by the City Council on June 3, and by the LBUSD Board on June…