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Final Thought column

Banning tag and other children's activities is not a proper educational response to the problem of litigation.

Vendable Reading

How can schools manage growing collections and shrinking spaces? Automated library storage and retrieval systems provide a nifty solution to a burgeoning problem.

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?

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

Bringing Learning to Light

Proper lighting enhances the students' learning experience and can save districts nearly one-fifth of their budget.

The Learning Building

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

School Security: No Strings Attached?

Wireless security technology offers a viable safety option for college campuses.

A Celebration of Infrastructure

The University of Cincinnati's new Power Center demonstrates that a functional and utilitarian facility can also be architecturally intriguing.

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.

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