Using Student Information Systems (SIS) or Student Management Systems (SMS) can help meet the stringent reporting requirements set forth in No Child Left Behind.
- By Susan Brooks-Young
- 05/01/03
Some have long claimed that
carpeting is unhealthful, basing their statements on questionable statistics, but the facts say
something different.
A voluntary Green Building Council program is improving the cost performance of nearly three dozen schools designed to environmental specifications.
- By Michael Fickes
- 05/01/03
Internet-based information system
provided effective communications and reporting for Scottsdale's $106-million K-12 upgrade.
With budget crunches and enrollment increases, privatization is a viable option for administrators needing affordable student housing.
- By Gregory V. Johnson
- 04/01/03
The concept of schools as "good neighbors" in their communities has undergone some serious redefining in recent years.
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School districts are discovering that evolving relationships with private industry and local government entities are provi
- By Robbin Rittner-Heir
- 04/01/03
Here's a short history of flooring in schools. Fifty or so years ago, schools, as well as other public buildings such as libraries, museums and government buildings, were floored with terrazzo, which lasts forever. Then, in the 1960s, carpeting became
Developments in automated building systems may soon make it easier to justify the costs of access control.
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/03
Developments in automated building systems may soon make it easier to justify the costs of access control.
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/03
Education is often viewed as the ticket to a better life. Just look at the economics of a good education. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the median annual income of male high school graduates working full-time in 1999 was $33,1
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 04/01/03
Developments in automated building systems may soon make it easier to justify the costs of access control.
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/03
While schools have been targeted by terrorists in the past, and will continue to be in the future, our response must be deliberate and practical.
- By Michael S. Dorn
- 04/01/03
The words "Internet security" mean different things to different people. Some people will tell you that a school's network is secure if it keeps the students from accessing inappropriate material across the Internet. Others will tell you that
How can you be sure that privatized housing is a deal that works for you and your students?
Emerging facility management techniques in K-12 schools are leading facility managers to at least consider the case for access control technology. So far, however, most have deemed access control too expensive. But developments in another technology field
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/03
How many restrooms are enough? How many stalls? Where should they be located?
Common errors and omissions in public schools.
Supplemental insurance offers solutions for cost management.
The time to make safety and security a guiding principal in every school in our country is long overdue.
- By Michael S. Dorn
- 03/01/03
School districts that are considering incorporating wireless technology into their facility designs, end up with more flexible schools and, in the long term, may cut expenses.
The effect of insulation on mold
and mildew in occupied buildings.