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In a joint October 2020 memo, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of General Services (DGS) and District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) announced that schools would receive robust ventilation, filtration and air quality monitoring support. Officials understood rightly that such measures were critical to safeguarding the health of students, school staff…

K-12 schools in major metropolitan areas continue struggling to find enough funds to inspect, repair and maintain their facilities in ways that keep them safe and reliable. But while these struggles require major funding and garner big headlines, big-city districts are hardly unique in facing these challenges. The nation’s rural K-12 districts also face uphill…

The Conewago Valley School District (CVSD) Board approved key measures for the proposed renovations and additions to Conewago Township Elementary School (CTE) during its recent meeting, setting maximum costs for the $37.6 million project while addressing longstanding infrastructure and accessibility issues. The board approved the Act 34 booklet for the project and passed a resolution…

Funding for clean energy technologies through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is starting to reach K-12 school districts across the country, according to a news release from the National Association for Energy Service Companies (NAESCO). The Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is part of the IRA that was primarily targeted for solar energy projects but can…

Kids lose so much when a disaster strikes. Too many have lost family members to the wildfires that have raged across Los Angeles in recent days. They’ve lost homes. They’ve lost the sense of security and predictability that so many kids depend on. And, to add insult to injury, many of them have lost their…

Days after losing her home in the same fire that destroyed her Los Angeles elementary school, third-grader Gabriela Chevez-Muñoz resumed classes this week at another campus temporarily hosting children from her school. She arrived wearing a t-shirt that read “Pali” — the nickname for her Pacific Palisades neighborhood — as signs and balloons of dolphins,…

Wyoming has underfunded school facilities maintenance for about a decade, as the state’s formula for calculating routine and major maintenance has been pushed lower and lower, according to testimony Friday in a state Senate committee. To address crumbling school buildings, the Senate Education Committee voted unanimously in favor of Senate File 34, “School finance-routine and…

The Cedar Rapids Community School Board has unanimously approved $7.5 million to purchase 50 acres of land in northeast Cedar Rapids for a new middle school to replace Harding Middle School. While district officials argue the move addresses long-term growth and educational needs, some community members are concerned about the timing and financial prudence, while…

Sticker shock hit the Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees Jan. 8. Estimates for prioritized repairs to both schools came in around $1 million higher than expected, mostly for a new dry sprinkler system at the elementary school. “It was a surprise,” Chair Troy Lewis told the Register. In October, the board requested estimates…

The Greenon Local School District is planning to put a permanent improvement levy on the May ballot after voters rejected a similar one in November. The proposed five-year, 2.78-mill property tax levy would fund the construction of a new transportation facility, a multipurpose room at the athletic facility and the finishing of the “white space”…