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The President and Advancement

Advancement success depends on being an effective CEO.

Four Mistakes Universities Make When Expanding Their Campus

Certain colleges and universities across the country are making plans in 2014 to expand their campus footprint and acquire more real estate. The question is, how do they carefully manage the potential challenges and risks, and implement a successful and efficient plan?

Natural Disaster and Preparation

A Primer: Natural Disaster and Preparation

Developing, practicing and planning protocols used to prepare and respond to natural disasters.

The Faster You Go, The Behinder You Get

Unless your district is a one-room schoolhouse, every capital improvement brings a corresponding disparity.

Time to Change Course?

Use money wisely to prevent school violence.

Four Ways Asset Management Can Help With Your Federal Grant Money

The federal government requires any item purchased with grant money to be tracked, maintained and disposed of appropriately. An asset management solution gives schools the necessary tool for recording each step of the tracking process and ensures detailed documentation for compliance auditing.

Sending First-Years Away

Want sophomores to stay? Send them away as freshmen.

lighting and HVAC control

Creating a Brighter Future

Best practices and benefits of optimizing lighting and HVAC control.

Dunbar High School

A leader in D.C. green energy initiatives.

School Design

School Design That Gets Inside a Student's Head

School design that gets inside a student's head research has begun to quantify the effect of interior school design on the performance of students.

School Transportation

School Transportation

There are many factors involved in making sure our students get to and from school safely.

successful transportation program

Transportation Tales

Here are success stories and insights as to what makes for a successful transportation program.

Working Towards A Mid-Term Election

As Congress moves nearer to the 2014 mid-term election, some effort is underway in both chambers to find common ground on less controversial issues.

Working Towards A Mid-Term Election

As Congress moves nearer to the 2014 mid-term election, some effort is underway in both chambers to find common ground on less controversial issues.

Fire Safe Schools

Fire Safe Schools

Creating a culture of fire safety and survivability.

Basements & Lower Levels

What Lies Beneath

Basements and underground real estate are evolving from mechanical rooms and storage zones to fully functional, vibrant campus spaces.

Enhancing Network Security

A look at intrusion detection and protection systems.

Fill, Don't Close, Underused Schools.

It may be wiser to find ways to use the empty space for the community.

Fear Itself

How fear can reduce the ability of school employees to save lives.