Costs have come down and schools are looking at new ways to show their commitment to technology, not only to their students, but to the community as well. What they're finding is that digital signage displays have multiple uses across the school, mak
Since every school system and school in the country is required to have a wellness policy under a renewed federal law, each district and building can include a "third E" in its Wellness Policy for Eliminate Properly.
The need for supplies and materials is certainly great, and membership in gifts-in-kind organizations allows schools to obtain a great deal of merchandise for an extremely low administrative cost. Schools can browse catalogs of donated supplies and reques
We all know that clean, quiet, safe, comfortable and healthy environments are an important component of successful teaching and learning. But which facility attributes affect academic outcomes the most and in what manner and degree? A growing body of rese
There are not many days left on Congress' working calendar to complete legislation and appropriations. The shortened calendar enables members of Congress to attend party conventions and campaign for their re-election, except for those who are retiring. Pl
Recovery is a phase of emergency management that often does not receive proper attention. Yet, like the response phase, the time to make plans is not when the incident occurs, but before. There are necessary elements to a recovery plan that should be deve
An innovative adaptive reuse project transformed an ancient industrial building, the Skinner Organ Company built in 1905, into a 21st-century charter school for fifth and sixth graders at Boston Collegiate Charter School.
After some trial and error, administrators at Great Valley School District, Rio Rancho Public Schools and Forest Grove School District have worked the kinks out of their contracted services and have established successful relationships with their provider
The Department of Education Report, "Impact of Charter Schools on School Districts," states that half of traditional school districts created new programs in response to charter schools. But while charters do create competition and encourage inn
Does warm, friendly and exciting interior design make pre-K through 12 schools more effective learning and teaching spaces? We asked this question of design professionals at three architectural firms that specialize in pre-K through 12 schools. Following
Granting and instilling permission to live for staff faced with an immediate life-or-death crisis situation is relatively easy compared with many things that schools currently do to prepare for crisis situations. It also happens to be a life-or-death matt
School crises can happen to any school at any given time. In fact, minor crises do occur frequently in most schools. It is impossible to describe every possible crisis that could occur and to prescribe a specific plan to deal with it. aving well-thought-o
Today, it seems, many people, especially my favorite targets, congressmen, governors and politicians of all stripes who insist they know how to make education better, have made teachers the target of their attack. Some may truly believe that poor teachers
Much of the stigma associated with alternative education can be traced back to the quality of the educational facilities. Often, these programs are housed within traditional middle school or high school campuses. The tenant-like nature of this relationshi
Step inside a K-12 classroom in many school districts in the U.S. today and the differences are truly jaw dropping. Some might even feel as if, like Alice, they have fallen down the proverbial rabbit hole into another world. Today's teachers are now
With the LEED for Schools program clarifying requirements, school districts are successfully climbing the certification ladder. For many, incorporating innovative design features, such as Turntable Divisible Auditoriums (TDAs) are just the ticket. By util
Arizona State University's GK-12 Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools program, a project funded by the National Science Foundation, furthers sustainability across high schools in the Phoenix metro area by engaging high school students in ST
Five new state-funded facilities including a green construction and 
transportation academy and a Hollywood-class arts and design academy 
are transforming South Tahoe High School into a career tech haven.
When the Boerne ISD (Texas) School Board hired the design team of OCO Architects and Pfluger Associates to design new schools and renovate existing schools for a $99-million bond issue in 2004, it came with the charge to do whatever could be done to const
Back in March, College Planning & Management published an article about the state of green cleaning. The piece observed that the green cleaning industry seems poised to enter a new phase: eliminating many general cleaning chemicals in favor of water.