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Passive Security in Facility Planning

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

Interactive Whiteboards

Schools and educators today are faced with an enormous challenge — how to connect with students who don't know life without video games, the Internet and iPods.

Polishing Your Presentations

Whatever your situation, learning to impart your valuable knowledge to others can improve your ability to make a difference in the world of education.

You Can Prevent Most School Shootings

Developing a comprehensive, locally tailored, and realistic strategy of interlocking techniques focused on prevention can dramatically reduce the chances of a weapons assault at any school.

The Urban Challenge

There is some indication of improvement in the level of academic achievement among urban school students during the last few years. Enough at least for The Council of Great City Schools to wonder if the schools that educate so many poor and minority stude

An Overview of Facilities Master Planning

A well-prepared facilities master plan is a valuable document to the success of an institution.

Polishing Your Presentations

Focusing on a few core points can improve the outcome of presentations, and thus, the very effectiveness of how much we can affect the lives of others in our work.

Successful Project Delivery

We say that educational facilities is not a one-size-fits-all business. Neither is the choice of a project delivery method.

Study the Options

Making the Grade With High Performance Flooring for K-12 Facilities

Community Colleges: Affordable Education to Workforce Training

Workforce needs must be intimately connected to education and training as identified by employers. Community colleges are stepping forward to make this connection.

Going Green: From Cleaning to Construction

Certification programs help facility personnel make wise green choices when it comes to products and equipment.

The New School Design Imperative

New Haven's $1.5 billion school construction program is using advanced technology tools to design a new generation of school buildings that districts can afford to maintain.

Polishing Your Presentations

Whatever your situation, learning to impart your valuable knowledge to others can improve your ability to make a difference in the world of higher education.

(On)Going Green

Each year, school leaders throughout the country continue to strive towards meeting more aggressive efficiency goals, increasing facility upgrades, and setting higher goals for education about energy conservation.

Final Thought column: Learning From the Past?

Cohort survival projections suggest that what has happened in the recent past will continue. But if the community and its economics are changing, cohort survival can give a false reading. A much more thorough investigation of the community should be under

Make the Most of Training Sessions

Make the best use of the time of every presenter — and, more importantly, every attendee — by paying attention to detail when organizing training sessions. At the end of the session, you will be glad you did.

So You Think You Can Dance?

on that old floor? Forget it! Activity classes demand specialty flooring. School budgets need flexibility. Is there a floor that can handle every move?

Workin' for a Living

More students seek employment on campus — but are you in position to hire them?

Cool Roofing A Hot Topic

Cool roofing is gaining in popularity due to its ability to reduce cooling and heating energy usage

Improving School Communications With Television

A television broadcast of your school's announcements, news and events makes for a more effective communications tool than the old-fashioned PA system.

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