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Healthy Cleaning

Can more effective cleaning reduce student absenteeism? The evidence seems to say that it can.

At the heart of the school is the two-story media center, designed to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor space.

Reach for the Stars: Designing a STEM Elementary

De Soto ISD’s Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy aims to spark curiosity at an early age through STEM education.

Facial recognition technology is more frequently being utilized in K-12 schools. But how exactly does facial recognition work?

Q+A with a Facial Recognition Expert

We spoke to Mike Vance, Senior Director of Product Management at RealNetworks, the company behind SAFR K-12 to get a clearer picture of how their product can boost school safety.

Esports

IP Brings the Wow Factor To Educational Esports Programs

The technical requirements you need to know to start a K-12 or higher education esports program.

adaptive reuse

Thinking Outside The Box: Adaptive Reuse For Education

There are countless opportunities to create new and innovative learning environments within existing buildings.

revitalizing historic facilities

Revitalizing Historic Facilities

Existing campus structures can be adapted to new life and new uses with a creative approach to restoring and modifying them from the ground up.

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Campus Parking Trends

New technologies are available that are making campus parking more user-friendly and manageable, which is beneficial to operations and the bottom line.

Audience Systems outfitted the white box theater with custom all-white seating.

Unique Seating Solutions for School Theaters and Gyms

What brings a school community together more than a school theatre production or a home game? In order to accommodate spectators and audience members alike, seating must prioritize comfort and versatility.

Palo Alto High School staff envisioned a library that would feature updated technology, natural light, and a more functional, open layout with clear sightlines and improved circulation patterns.

Palo Alto High School's Library Transformation

Palo Alto High School staff envisioned a library that would feature updated technology, natural light, and a more functional, open layout with clear sightlines and improved circulation patterns.

Regarding school security, it’s important that we see facial recognition as a tool, rather than as a panacea. Technology needs to be thoughtfully incorporated into a larger plan for it be effective.

How to Effectively Utilize Facial Recognition for School Security

It’s been one year since St. Therese Catholic Academy in Seattle made the decision to adopt facial recognition technology as one of their security tools — here’s what they've experienced since doing so.

A teacher carrying a tablet smiles while students are working at their desks facing the front of the classroom.

5 Reasons Teachers Leave and How to Prevent It

Here are five common reasons teachers are leaving their jobs and some ways to beat the odds and keep them.

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Transforming Traditional Campus Buildings

With careful planning and craft, architecturally significant buildings can take on new life through interior renovations that create up-to-date spaces while retaining historic integrity.

outdoor spaces

Outside the Walls

Encourage students and the campus community to engage with outdoor spaces through purposeful planning, but don't be surprised by unanticipated uses that may emerge as those spaces evolve.

sports and fitness facility

What's New in Sport and Fitness Facilities Design?

Student-athlete wellness is just one of a number of drivers of college and university sport and fitness facilities design.

building envelope

From the Outside In

Building envelope systems not only work to keep the inside in and the outside out, but can also contribute to a facility’s or institution’s sustainability goals while presenting an attractive, functional front.

makerspace

Reinventing the Student Experience

Makerspaces are providing students with the tools they will need in the world of work through hands-on projects and the use of cutting-edge technology.