Arizona
abc15 - August 3, 2025
An Ahwatukee elementary school is closed through at least fall break. District leaders announced Sunday that Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary School near Loop 202 and Desert Foothills Parkway would close for roof construction on the building. Students will learn remotely starting Monday through the rest of the week. The building closure will last through…
California
The Oaklandside - July 28, 2025
A glance at the agenda for Oakland’s first school board meeting last August reveals nothing out of the ordinary — the introduction of new student board members and parent advisory committees, an update from then Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell on enrollment numbers, a discussion of school year work plans. But when the meeting opened up to…
Wisconsin
WisPolitics.com - July 24, 2025
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius today announced that testing by the City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) has cleared Brown Street Academy, after renovation and painting addressed lead risks at the school. To date, MHD has declared nine schools cleared of lead dangers; all of the schools temporarily relocated in the 2024-25 school…
Resource Hub
Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health (PRCCEH)
This website offers access to translational science asbestos hazard summary reports for individual schools in the School District of Philadelphia using publicly available information collected and reported by school districts as part of their EPA-AHERA assessment and reporting requirements.
Case Study/Exemplar
School District of Philadelphia (SDP) Office of Environmental Management Services (OEMS)
This online resource hub provides a searchable library of documents related to building hazards in Philadelphia public schools. Users can search for reports and FAQs on topics like asbestos and lead, and find guidance for reading test results and technical reports.
Resource Hub
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This website presents information on key topics about establishing and enhancing healthy school environments.
Research/Report
ASHRAE
This ASHRAE position document provides objective, scientific background information helpful in drafting policies and practices within ASHRAE's areas of expertise, including school building mold, moisture and dampness-related root causes, assessment methods, adverse occupant impacts, remediation and control.
Resource Hub
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This website from the EPA provides overviews and links to detailed guidance on 7 hazardous substances found most commonly at school facilities.
Guide/Tool
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
This web guide details how schools can dilute and filter airborne viruses by maximizing outdoor air, running HVAC fans continuously, upgrading to MERV‑13 filters, adding portable HEPA units, maintaining exhaust fans, and opening bus windows.
Guide/Tool
Planled, Oxygen, GIGA, EnVerid, Awair, 75F
This paper shows how improving indoor air quality can be done without comprimising energy usage. The paper introduces a four-step “Clean First” framework for achieving Sustainable IAQ: better indoor air quality more energy efficiently with improved resilience to outside air pollutants.