Washington
MLT News - September 9, 2025
As the Edmonds School District opened its doors to students last week, multiple water fountains and sinks were still out of use. That’s because these water sources tested above state standards for lead earlier this year. At numerous locations throughout the area, measurements were dozens of times higher than the level permitted in public schools,…
Pennsylvania
North Penn Now - August 22, 2025
North Penn School District officials said mold discovered this summer in modular classrooms at Pennfield Middle School has been cleaned and remediated ahead of the new school year. In an Aug. 19 letter to Pennfield families and staff, Principal Dr. Sean O’Sullivan and Facilities Director Bill Slawter said suspected mold was first identified in mid-July…
Pennsylvania
NBCphiladelphia.com - August 18, 2025
Frankford High School welcomed teachers for the first time in more than two years on Monday after undergoing more than two years of renovations due to damaged asbestos found at the facility. The Philadelphia School District spent nearly $30 million for repairs and upgrades to the high school, which closed in April 2023 after damaged…
California
LAist - August 15, 2025
Students returning to school next week in the Pasadena Unified School District still won’t have access to certain areas on more than a dozen campuses because of toxins in the soil, seven months after the Eaton Fire. In May, the district released soil test results, which found elevated levels of lead and toxic metals at…
Colorado
KOAA News - August 14, 2025
The City of Fountain has received a $1.93 million EPA Brownfield Cleanup grant to demolish and redevelop the former Lorraine Elementary School property. The funds will be used to clean up the site after lead paint was discovered in the building, paving the way for new development in the area. redevelop former elementary school site…
Pennsylvania
Altoona Mirror - August 12, 2025
Central Cambria students will get an extra two days of summer vacation after the school district’s board of directors voted to revise the 2025-26 academic calendar Monday in response to finding mold in the elementary school, pushing the start of the school year from next Thursday to Monday, Aug. 25. As part of the revised…
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…
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