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A long-awaited report that could shape the future of how school construction projects in Maine are funded has been delayed. The Governor’s Commission on School Construction was expected to release its final recommendations on Tuesday, offering the first comprehensive look at potential fixes for Maine’s aging school infrastructure in decades. But commission members now say…

Legislation aimed at making schools and other buildings safer during emergency events, like active shooters, passed through the Senate on Monday. House Bill 651, sponsored by Rep. Amy Regier, R-Kalispell, creates an exemption in state fire code for temporary door locks in public buildings. Temporary door locks can help save lives, according to a study…

The Orleans Parish School board is preparing to sell seven properties at a live auction later this month, as the cash-strapped agency seeks to offload dozens of vacant school buildings and empty lots across the city that it has been holding onto for years. Among the properties on offer is an 88-year-old art deco building…

New York City’s Education Department is severely out of compliance with a federal law mandating regular inspections of school buildings containing asbestos, an audit released Wednesday by comptroller Brad Lander found. Out of the city’s roughly 1,600 schools, a whopping 80% have been identified to have asbestos and are required by federal law to be…

The $600-million effort to rebuild the three L.A. Unified schools burned in the Palisades fire has hit an important milestone ahead of schedule — all debris has been cleared from the properties, Supt. Alberto Carvalho said Friday. Calling the debris removal a “pivotal moment for all of us,” he detailed rebuilding plans that aim to…

The Burlington County Institute of Technology, or BCIT, in Medford recently unveiled its renovated welding and heating, ventilation and cooling system shops, and a new video game design lab. About 17 miles down the road, the Camden County Technical School’s, or CCTS, Pennsauken Campus expanded its culinary arts program. These are just two of the…

Following the brutal tornado of March 14 and the subsequent damage that resulted, the Poplar Bluff School District officials say they have renewed a commitment to be available to the public in times of emergency. The district received an opportunity to test that Sunday. A severe storm front was forecast to hit the area Sunday.…

Three schools in Milwaukee remain temporarily closed two weeks after “significant lead hazards” were found inside the buildings. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Health Department is still revising a “Lead Action Plan” from Milwaukee Public Schools. The plan will outline how the district will inspect other school properties for lead and clean those found to have hazards.…

Indiana lawmakers have revived a proposal that could lead to Indianapolis Public Schools sharing its school buildings and transportation systems with local charter schools. The plan creates a nine-member Indianapolis Local Education Alliance (ILEA) made up of district, charter, and city leaders who would be charged with creating a school facility and transportation plan for…

In the state Senate, a bill is being discussed to change the name of the state School Building Authority. The Senate Education Committee began discussions on Senate Bill 261 on Monday. The bill would rename the SBA the “School Maintenance Authority,” and it would transition the purpose of the authority from an organization that primarily…