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When it comes to schools and colleges in particular, 55% of the survey-takers say a foul odor would negatively impact their perception of the educational institution.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 02/06/20
OPERATIONS
Is your campus mail center seeing a backlog of incoming packages? Intelligent parcel lockers can provide a positive student experience.
- By Christopher O'Brien
- 02/06/20
Technology
Makerbot, a 3D printer company and subsidiary of Stratasys, recently launched MakerBot SKETCH Classroom, a 3D printing setup for the classroom that maximizes student access and helps teachers manage printing resources and student projects.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 02/05/20
Safety & Security
The Illinois State Board of Education, along with the Illinois State Police and several other agencies, will host a free one-day conference focused on school safety and crisis prevention.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 02/03/20
EDspaces 2020
The deadline to submit a proposal is March 10, 2020. There is no submission fee and speakers chosen to present at the conference will be given a special discounted rate to attend.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 02/03/20
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Makerspaces
Community High School District 99, located just outside of Chicago, is harnessing foodie culture to revamp culinary arts facilities at two of their high schools — Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 01/29/20
Green Schools
Researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) have found that “green” school buildings can help students better understand the role that humans have in and on the environment.
Episode 1
<em>Spaces4Learning</em> recently launched a podcast focused on K-12 school design, planning and management.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 01/27/20
Signage
The district installed engaging digital displays in various locations throughout Sherlock School, including the main entrance and the 4th floor interactive space.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 01/22/20
Operation and Maintenance
The integrated facilities services company earned ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) and CIMS-Green Building (GB) certification.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 01/17/20
Parking and Transportation
When students, faculty or staff carpool, the end result is less congestion on campus roads and a greener campus. The key to promoting carpooling is in your students’ hands.
- By Jessica Britton, Jacob Greig
- 01/17/20
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Currently, only 15 states require public school districts to test for lead in drinking water — and when they do test, many are well above the EPA’s action level of 15 parts per billion. Unfortunately, what this means is that nearly half of all U.S. students go to schools in states that do not have specific programs for testing drinking water.
Cybersecurity
Three separate fraudulent transactions happened in November, according to the Manor Police Department.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 01/13/20
STEM & STEAM
The United Methodist Preschool (UMPS) in New Canaan recently held a public open house of their newly completed makerspace.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 01/13/20
Sustainability
The new food recovery program saves edible food that would normally be thrown away and is given to food banks, restaurants, and other food distributors.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 01/08/20
Sustainability
If completed, the district will install solar energy, battery storage, and electrical vehicle charging stations at school sites districtwide.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 01/07/20
Cybersecurity
The hackers possibly accessed personal information of webstore users including names, credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates, security codes and Blue Bear account usernames and passwords.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- 01/06/20
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