The tremendous changes in the culture that surrounds and impacts education have created both crisis and opportunity.
A company's, district's or organization's employees are one of their greatest assets, which is why it is worthwhile to have a person-centered employee retention plan.
Have you noticed that every time a legislative body, or a politician, or a think-tank thinker gets around to looking at schools, the emphasis is on money first, and education, if at all, a distant second?
I am sure that many of you still think that the high-performance school movement is just another fad or another expense that you can't afford. In reality, in a few more years the hype will die down — not because the movement has faded, but becau
How site assessment and soil remediation practices
can help keep schools safe.
Social networking is a good thing — if students and educators are properly taught how to be safe. This raises two questions: What is social networking, and how can students and educators be taught?
Environmental regulators have targeted K-12 schools. How can you avoid violations and fines?
Fences may make good neighbors, but locks don't seem to me to be a good way to deal with normal teenagers acting inappropriately.
This is the start of a new year a year that will likely show increases in school construction, a greater acceptance of "green" applications in general, and a rise in debates about the money spent to upgrade our schools.
A number of professionals who specialize in school facility issues talk about what is happening in their areas of expertise.
or most educators, the relationship between instruction and facilities is tenuous at best. Many will pass their entire careers adapting how they teach to existing spaces to which they are assigned. Opportunities to shape their environment are typically li
SDCS has found an innovative way to save energy and cut costs, and they plan to expand it to all of their facilities through time.
Norris school facilities emerged better than ever after a tornado's devastation because of a shared spirit of cooperation and community pride.
Our schools buildings and campuses are cultural artifacts demonstrating the heart of our collective beliefs and dreams. By fostering a culture of monolithic, impersonal school citadels and fortresses, we risk losing the very soul of our communities and th
Snow and ice management is an important responsibility for school administrators.
Banning tag and other children's activities is not a proper educational response to the problem of litigation.
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.
School security should be based on passive concepts with applied active concepts when necessary.
Simple design steps to keep your school safe.