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The Clark County School District Board of Trustees voted Thursday night to pause construction on several campuses because of rising construction costs. District leaders say project bids have increased by over 60% and material costs has also increased by 40%. They also cite lower enrollment projections for the next few years. Now they've decided to…

The Idaho Department of Education distributed more than $91 million in facilities funding to Idaho schools this week. The payments are from the School Modernization Facilities bonds issued over the past year following the passage of House Bill 521 by the 2024 Idaho Legislature. The legislature passed the bill to increase the state’s investment in…

Charter schools scored significant funding wins in the legislative session that wrapped up this week. Indiana lawmakers passed legislation that grants property tax revenues to charter schools statewide starting in 2028, a change that expands on a 2023 law that required only certain districts to share a portion of property tax revenue increases with charters.…

Seventy percent of Alabama is forested. But when Chris Erwin asked a bus full of Alabama students to raise a hand if they’d ever been in one, only a single hand went up. And that was 20 years ago, before devices and screens became inescapable. Today, as executive vice president of the Alabama Forestry Foundation,…

Flint Community Schools — once a district with dozens of school buildings — will go from 11 to 7 active school buildings using $35.9 million from a state grant program encouraging districts to consolidate, the Michigan Department of Education announced April 24. The state granted $75 million to three districts including Flint to "modernize school…

Ronlynn Arce typically starts her Sunday at 4:30 a.m. at Mililani Mauka Community Park — more than three hours before her kids’ flag football games begin. The park requires all visitors to find street parking, and space is scarce as dozens of teams gather on the weekends for games. “Parking is pretty hectic,” Arce said.…

A $100 million renovation at Colorado Springs’ oldest high school is set to begin this summer. Colorado Springs District 11 is planning a years long project to revamp the Palmer High School in downtown. The district held an open house Tuesday evening to discuss the plans. It drew in dozens of people who were interested…

A new interim summary from the Governor’s Commission on School Construction reveals the staggering scope of the crisis facing Maine’s public school infrastructure: an estimated $11 billion will be needed over the next two decades to repair or replace hundreds of aging school buildings across the state. The commission’s summary, released this month, paints a…

Arally outside City Hall Wednesday called for access to basketball courts and other sports facilities in New York City schools during days of inclement weather. “We have to get creative about how we make sure our basketball courts are open throughout the year,” said New York City Council member Shekar Krishnan. Krishnan is a co-sponsor…

Milwaukee Public Schools' buildings were constructed across three centuries, between 1882 and 2005. Recent findings of unaddressed lead paint hazards in seven schools so far have drawn attention to MPS' broader ability to maintain its large portfolio of aging schools. The district has lost nearly 30,000 students in less than two decades, and administrators say…