Administrators are choosing natural materials, brick and stone plazas, fountains, and ornamental grasses and perennials to create a lush look to capture prospective students.
When 800 school-aged children are killed and 152,000 are nonfatally injured traveling back and forth to school each year, can we afford to blame it on lack of funds?
K-12 schools turn to piggybacking, local, regional and national coops, and any other strategy that can produce volume price cuts, lower administrative costs and faster
turnaround.
- By Michael Fickes
- 11/01/04
Practical Information on Crisis Planning – A Guide For Schools and Communities
- By Michael Dorn, Chris Dorn
- 11/01/04
Now there are clearer accessible school design standards that balance accessibility with aesthetics and present design challenges with unique solutions.
- By Deborah Michener
- 11/01/04
During the past several months, I've frequently heard two themes expressed; two themes that, it seems to me, might be combined into one significant solution.
For public institutions such as mine, the reduction in public funding is pushing us more towards the finanacial model of a private institution.
Everyone wants to attend a school with curb appeal, but how do you achieve that well-groomed look?
Throw these covering and coating ideas up on your walls and see what sticks.
Today's schools must be prepared to manage a wide range of threatening situations, from traditional emergencies, such as fires, hurricanes and accidents, to ‘targeted' attacks, such as school shootings and terrorist activities.
Dave Friedberg is the director of Safety and Security for Hillsborough County (Florida) Schools. He quickly set about the business of building a variety of new safety programs in the district.
Roofing contractors should deliver plenty before, during and after an installation. Knowing what to expect sets the right course.
The old-style student cafeteria is on its way out. Here's how one university updated its facilities to create a more tasteful, inviting space.
Today's school official must be prepared to deal with the threat of bullying and aggressive behavior on a day-to-day basis, all the way to a potential school shooting or act of terrorism on the other end of improbable, but possible, scenarios.
- By Kenneth S. Trump
- 11/01/04
This important paperwork can be tricky or simple, depending on your upfront preparation.
- By Julie Sturgeon
- 10/01/04
The campus is feeling less and less institutional as administrators take their design cues from the corporate world.
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 10/01/04
Whether considering the threat of terrorism, tornadoes or trespassers, be sure to use available resources wisely by focusing on what you can protect most effectively.
In the large assortment of education-related acronyms, there's one that every school district needs to take into account. That's the IEQ of your buildings — their indoor environmental quality.
- By ROBBIN RITTNER-HEIR
- 10/01/04
The course pack revolution that sent ripples through textbook publishing and college bookstore businesses is taking a turn into the digital world.
- By Michael Fickes
- 10/01/04
While furniture choices for residence halls continue to focus largely on price and durability, administrators are beginning to add environmental friendliness to their criteria.
- By Michael Fickes
- 10/01/04