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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.
Research/Report
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
This report compares the average age of public schools and satisfaction with their facilities from 1998–99 to 2012–13. Key findings reveal an average school age of 19 years; school light was rated unsatisfactory, a decline in school that needs repairs, but a higher construction cost.
Research/Report
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
This report offers national data on public schools in 1999, detailing facility conditions, maintenance costs, renovation plans, ages, and overcrowding issues and solutions.
Research/Report
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
This report highlights the condition of public school facilities in the 2012-2013 year. Major findings reveal that over half of school districts needed school building repairs, which cost 197 billion dollars, and the average age of main instructional buildings was 44 years
Research/Report
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
This report evaluates the poor physical condition of BIE-funded Indian schools, identifying oversight failures and urgent infrastructure needs affecting Native students.
Guide/Tool
Maryland Interagency Commission on School Construction
This webinar exlpores how facility measures and calculations, like the condition index score, support educational sufficiency and maintenance decisions, aiding strategic investments and sustainable facility management.
Research/Report
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
The report examines K-12 school facilities in California, emphasizing the need for safe environments. Key findings reveal 38% of students attend substandard schools, with temporary closures due to poor conditions.
Research/Report
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
This testimony discusses the limited reliability of facility condition data for BIE schools, revealing quality control problems that hinder federal efforts to identify and address infrastructure deficiencies.
Research/Report
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
This report suggests that inadequate indoor environmental quality has a negative impact on student health and academic performance. Many school facilities are in disrepair, with over half of U.S. school districts requiring upgrades, which severely affects those with limited financial resources.
Research/Report
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
This report finds that over half of U.S. school districts need to update or replace major building systems such as HVAC, documenting related health and infrastructure concerns across states.