PreK-12 Ed


Learning Plan Before Facilities Plan

The tremendous changes in the culture that surrounds and impacts education have created both crisis and opportunity.

Please Don't Go

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.

Money Concerns Come First

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?

Editor's Notebook: Being Financially Prudent

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

Making the Grade

How site assessment and soil remediation practices can help keep schools safe.

Social Networking: It's a Good Thing

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?

The EPA Is Studying You

Environmental regulators have targeted K-12 schools. How can you avoid violations and fines?

Putting a Lock on Students

Fences may make good neighbors, but locks don't seem to me to be a good way to deal with normal teenagers acting inappropriately.

Our Kids' Future Depends on Us

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.

Trends in Education

A number of professionals who specialize in school facility issues talk about what is happening in their areas of expertise.

Instruction Drives Construction

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

Solar Roofs in San Diego

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.

Nature Teaches Lessons

Norris school facilities emerged better than ever after a tornado's devastation because of a shared spirit of cooperation and community pride.

Designing Healthy Schools Our Children Deserve

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 Checklist for School Administrators

Snow and ice management is an important responsibility for school administrators.

Final Thought column

Banning tag and other children's activities is not a proper educational response to the problem of litigation.

Editor's Notebook

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.

Passive Security in Facility Planning

School security should be based on passive concepts with applied active concepts when necessary.

Passive Security Concepts

Simple design steps to keep your school safe.

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