School Safety

MI Districts Add Vinyl to Windows for Security and Cooling

Two school systems in Michigan are turning to window-sized graphics for safety, security and environmental benefit. Addison Community Schools and Hudson Area Schools have both turned to sign company Insignia Graphics to design, produce and install perforated vinyl on windows in their buildings.

• By Dian Schaffhauser
• 07/17/19

Funding

Smart Schools Bond Funds Ed Tech and Infrastructure in 90 Districts

New York has announced the latest round of districts and schools to receive funding through the "Smart Schools Bond Act." That bond was passed in 2014-2015 and approved the issuing of some $2 billion in general obligation bonds to finance improved educational technology and infrastructure.

• By Dian Schaffhauser
• 07/16/19

Higher Education Employment Grows in Q4 2018

• 07/16/19

Call for Nominations for the 2019 AMA Foundation Higher Education Marketer of the Year Award

• 07/13/19

END ALL Hazing Act Introduced by Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) and Congressman G.T. Thompson (R-PA)

• 07/13/19

Supporting STEM Education

$58 Million New Campus Construction in the Works for Residential STEM High School

Plans are for 300 students from across the state to reside at the school, most, if not all, juniors and seniors. A bond package passed by voters in 2016 provided the project with $58 million, which has an estimated project budget of $73 million.

• By Dian Schaffhauser
• 07/11/19

Policy & Funding

Federal School Safety Grants Aim to Support Local Approaches

The U.S. Department of Education is now accepting applications for three fiscal-year 2019 grant competitions that support "locally-tailored" approaches to school safety.

• By Dian Schaffhauser
• 07/11/19

Owensboro Community and Technical College Invests in Program to Advance Women in Manufacturing

• 07/11/19

New Monument Sign and Campus Entryway Underway for MiraCosta Community College

• 07/08/19

University of Tennessee to Launch Exchange Program With Japanese Research Institution

• 07/08/19

College Consensus Publishes Top Consensus Ranked Colleges and Universities for 2019

• 07/08/19

University of Denver Breaks Ground for the Burwell Center for Career Achievement

• 07/08/19

New Dorms Underway at Lehigh University

• 07/08/19

Baker University receives $1.25 Million to Continue Biology Program Excellence

• 07/03/19

University of Kentucky Turns Food Waste Into Useable Material

• 06/28/19

Students Demonstrate ‘Shockingly Low’ Knowledge of College Financial Aid as Student Debt Tops $1.5 Trillion

• 06/26/19

Seton Hall Selected as New Home for Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership

• 06/26/19

Clark University Launches Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Affairs for Cannabis Control

• 06/25/19

New Dental Clinic Opens at Case Western Reserve University

• 06/25/19

NorthWest Arkansas Community College to Offer New Location

• 06/25/19