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I used to teach high school science in Oklahoma, and one day I brought in a stalk from a cotton plant with bolls of cotton still attached. Students asked me why I glued cotton balls to a stick. My students and I lived in a rural town surrounded by pastures of cattle and goats and…

The School District of Philadelphia has again revised its plan for closing, merging and investing in school facilities over the next 10 years. An updated plan released Monday reduces the number of proposed school closures to 17, sparing James R. Ludlow Elementary School. The latest version of the plan, which Superintendent Tony Watlington referred to…

A new Ohio bill that would make changes to how and to whom school districts can use or sell school facilities received some criticism in a Senate committee this week, and major education unions asked for changes to the overall bill. Ohio Senate Bill 311 changes several things related to school districts in Ohio, from…

School closures are an incendiary issue in nearly every corner of California, as enrollment declines and expenses climb. The topic has sparked parent revolts, teacher strikes and school boards’ desperate attempts to keep districts financially afloat. And then there’s Orick. The picturesque town in northern Humboldt County has a historic school with five classrooms, a…

The New Haven Public Schools may soon employ its own staff to help with managing the district's facilities. Since 2022, the district has outsourced the work of taking care of its facilities to a contractor. However, Paul Whyte, the district’s chief of school operations, told the Board of Education that this has brought some challenges,…

A specially designed playground in the West Pullman neighborhood is making a difference, addressing flooding and the impact of climate change across Chicago. The playground behind Ronald Brown Elementary Academy, at 12607 S. Union Ave., includes a basketball court, football field, and running track, and children's playground equipment. It's also designed to capture more than…

The reconstruction of Longfellow Middle School will be further delayed to summer 2028, with maximum costs ballooning to about $80 million after engineers discovered “unforeseen” structural failures at the campus, school officials say.  The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) board on Wednesday approved an updated contract with Alten Construction for the Longfellow Middle School Modernization Project, now with a…

A budget proposal that would provide $100 million to shore up schools and state facilities in dire need of repairs across Alaska is on its way to a full Senate vote. The Senate Finance Committee rolled out its capital budget on Monday and passed the bill out of committee Tuesday afternoon. The Senate’s draft would…

Six Connecticut towns are in line to receive more than $150 million in state funding for school projects under House Bill 5150. The bill authorizes school construction state grant commitments totaling $150.6 million toward total estimated project costs of $305.6 million.  House Bill 5150 would allow Connecticut to provide financial support for new school construction…

The scene at Lewis & Clark Elementary School is a familiar one for Caroline County Public Schools officials. With 1,024 students attending the school, occupational and physical therapy sessions for students were moved to a stage. The division was forced to double the amount of physical education and library instructors, and those staff members teach…