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.
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
Tray Geiger, Margarita Pivovarova
This peer-reviewed study analyzes how school climate and working conditions influence teacher retention, highlighting how disparities in support and environment affect staffing stability.
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
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.
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
Council of the Great City Schools
The report shares updates on performance measures by the Council of the Great City Schools for fiscal year 2014-15 to improve urban school districts. The project aims to create key performance indicators (KPIs) for benchmarking, focusing on finance, human resources, and safety to enhance operational performance.
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
Case Study/Exemplar
21st Century School Fund (21CSF), Healthy Schools Campaign, Critical Exposure
This booklet, created by The 21st Century School Fund, Critical Exposure, and Healthy Schools Campaign, presents photos and essays about the conditions of public school facilities submitted by students, teachers, and community members from across the country.
Research/Report
David Arsen, Thomas Davis
This study presents new methods for evaluating school facility quality, focusing on (a) measuring public school capital stock, (b) defining adequacy, and (c) estimating costs to meet standards.