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It was 80 degrees inside Bugg Magnet Elementary School in the middle of end-of-year testing, so hot that teachers were hearing from their very uncomfortable students. “One student said, ‘Miss, can I go out in the hallway and lay on the cold tile with my shirt up?’” said Christina Cole, president of the Wake County…

Many of Maine’s schools are in need of significant upgrades, with air quality, security and space concerns creating significant challenges for students and educators. As school districts across the state struggle to keep up with repairs and replacements, a new push is underway to reform how Maine funds school construction. At Dayton Consolidated School, space…

The Washoe County School Board had another busy meeting Tuesday, approving $99.5 million in funding to go toward a couple of major projects in the district. One of the two projects included in the funding will build a new elementary school at the current Pine Middle School site. According to district staff, now that funding…

Help could be on the way for school construction projects in Virginia. “Localities all across Virginia have asked for additional tools to start to solve their own problems,” Senator Jeremy McPike (D-Prince William) told 8News. McPike has introduced a bill that would allow localities to charge an additional 1% sales tax with the money going…

Last year, Idaho legislators approved a 10-year, $2 billion funding bill to help school districts throughout the state whose buildings were crumbling and sometimes dangerous. But early reports from districts and a new state cost estimate show that even after passage of the historic funding bill, districts are still struggling to meet their most dire…

Another step in the long process of building the new Kyrock Elementary has been completed with the purchase of 61 acres directly across from the current school, with construction being planned to begin in the early summer of this year. According to the Edmonson County Board of Education, the tentative date for school to begin…

To pay for schools, Gov. Jared Polis is proposing cuts to a fund that builds schools. Why it matters: The rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul scenario reflects the difficult task ahead of balancing a $40 billion budget with a $1 billion shortfall. How it works: Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) is a high-profile program that distributes competitive grants to…

Following a slew of national natural disasters—most recently the Southern California wildfires and the historic winter storm that hit Southern states—interest in durable and sustainable architectural designs resurged. Leading the pack, passive house designs have existed for decades and are gaining popularity again, as their construction can help mitigate damages when disaster strikes. Just recently,…

District 112 will seek school board approval to advertise for bids on four maintenance projects at the board’s Feb. 23 meeting, with anticipated costs expected to be slightly less than $1 million. Three of the projects involve original portions of the Chaska High School site, including reconstructing the tennis courts for approximately $438,000, resurfacing the…

La Paloma teachers, staff, and local UC Master Gardeners came together to set up 16 corrugated metal raised garden beds on the campus of La Paloma Elementary School, along with the forming Fallbrook Ranch Lions Club, Saturday, Jan. 18. The garden beds will be used in a school gardening program for La Paloma K-6 students…