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Most of us would rather not think about what our lives will be like in the aftermath of the Big One – a magnitude 9.0 rupture of the offshore Cascadia earthquake fault. Yet, it’s worth considering where you’ll go if your house slides off its foundation or your apartment lacks heat, electricity and running water.…

Acting Superintendent of Schools Royce Avery believes the school system must first secure the funding and construct new school buildings before it moves forward with a proposal to shutter several old facilities. A recently completed study found the district’s aging buildings will need $702.5 million in upgrades over the next decade and recommends closing seven…

A new study that takes a comprehensive look at the state of school infrastructure across Michigan identified billions of dollars in needed repairs. The School Finance Research Foundation, a nonprofit that began its statewide analysis in spring 2023, estimates Michigan schools will need $22.8 billion in infrastructure investment over the next decade. The costs include…

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is calling for a $4 billion bond for public school construction, mentioning the proposal in his state of the state address on March 12 and including it in his budget proposal unveiled yesterday. “We need safer, healthier, and more modern schools,” said Stein during his state of the state address.…

With school buildings going on 70 years or older, Kettering City Schools has been working with state officials and contractors to create a plan to address the aging infrastructure. On Thursday night, officials unveiled their plans during a public forum, sharing some pretty big changes in the works, including both potential renovations and demolitions to…

Several years ago, Oklahoma City Public Schools shuttered more than a dozen of its school buildings. It was part of a realignment process in the district to right-size student populations within schools — some were overcrowded, others were underenrolled — and to make the school experience better and more consistent for students across the city.…

For decades, dozens of rural school districts have been asking the state for money to fix a range of serious health and safety problems. Only a small percentage of that money has come through. Southeast Island School District Superintendent Rod Morrison got a chance to be heard. He was in Juneau to testify before the…

Bulloch County Schools will open its first school-based health center this fall, offering comprehensive medical care and counseling care to students and staff at two of its schools. Langston Chapel Elementary (LCES) and Langston Chapel Middle School (LCMS), which share a campus, will benefit from this project that is being funded by a $1 million…

At West Philly’s Overbrook Elementary School, a group of third graders recently spent part of the morning outside in their asphalt schoolyard. Split into groups and holding printed maps of the space, they wandered around and brainstormed about how the space is used — and what it could become.“ Y’all, we could put a basketball…

Governor Sanders paid a visit today to the campus of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind, where construction is kicking off on a brand-new state-of-the-art facility. After touring the facility with legislators and staff last year, Governor Sanders committed to developing a plan to address the school's critical needs, with the goal of…