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Physical and Virtual Portals

When students or visitors enter a college campus through a gateway or a building doorway, their expectations rise. What will they see and learn as an active participant in this exciting learning environment?

Envision This: Virtual Classrooms on Your Campus

Purdue University may be among the pioneers in data perceptualization research, but your school is destined to be one of the users.

Controlling the Ins and Outs of Campus Buildings

The 2003 International Building Code provides specific criteria for securing egress doors.

Editor's Notebook

The Politics of Education Reform : We need a more holistic approach to education reform and, hopefully, we have elected leaders who can take us there.

Passive Security in Facility Planning

School security should be based on passive concepts with applied active concepts when necessary.

Passive Security Concepts

Simple design steps to keep your school safe.

Systematizing Safety in Higher Education

Keeping safety at the forefront demands a systematic approach because safety isn't visible. Safety often becomes an issue only after a disaster that could have been prevented.

Classroom Amplification Systems Allow Teachers to Be Heard

The newest thing in classroom technology — classroom amplification systems — really isn't new at all.

Interactive Whiteboards

Schools and educators today are faced with an enormous challenge — how to connect with students who don't know life without video games, the Internet and iPods.

You Can Prevent Most School Shooting: Proven Techniques to Reduce School Weapons Assaults

Recent school shootings in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and the tragic hostage situation leaving one student dead in Colorado have once again raised serious concerns about school weapons assaults.

The Urban Challenge

There is some indication of improvement in the level of academic achievement among urban school students during the last few years. Enough at least for The Council of Great City Schools to wonder if the schools that educate so many poor and minority stude

The Learning Building

Learning environments need not be limited to classrooms — the entire building can be viewed as filled with potential learning environments.

Follow Those Assets

Asset management technology can satisfy federal financial reporting needs for state universities while providing financial benefits. So why isn't everyone using it?

Electronic Monitoring of Fire Extinguishers

The National Fire Protection Association has voted to include electronic monitoring of fire extinguishers.

Quality Programs

A good custodial program involves more than just cleaning.

Snow and Ice Management Checklist for School Administrators

To ensure that your school is prepared to tackle snow and ice management problems before the start of the winter season, here is a checklist/list of questions you may find helpful.

Florida School District Sharpens Focus on School Safety

To create a safe school environment that allows teachers and students to focus on learning, Florida's Palm Beach County School District created the Safe Schools Institute.

Polishing Your Presentations

Whatever your situation, learning to impart your valuable knowledge to others can improve your ability to make a difference in the world of education.

Setting the Standard for Maintenance Programs

Developing and implementing maintenance programs in facility operations allows you to guide your operation toward success.

You Can Prevent Most School Shootings

Developing a comprehensive, locally tailored, and realistic strategy of interlocking techniques focused on prevention can dramatically reduce the chances of a weapons assault at any school.

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