• college students basement apartment living area

    An Escape Room for Building Digital Skills

    At Pennsylvania's Northampton Community College, students are engaging with cutting-edge technologies in a basement "apartment" designed to boost digital literacy and job skills. 08/01/2022

  • Seeing the Forest for the Trees

    It’s the dog days of summer, and there’s not a lot going on in the world of education—on the surface. 08/01/2022

  • The Mapleton Arts Center exterior entrance

    All The World's A Stage

    Given the history of performing arts excellence in Mapleton, the district has committed to investing even more heavily in these programs by planting a legacy performing arts center to serve as a district-wide icon. Named The Mapleton Arts Center (The MAC), the building supports nearly 1,000 students across the district involved in Mapleton’s performing arts programs. 08/01/2022

  • student pulling a gun out of a backpack

    Sitting Ducks Are For Carnivals—Not Schools

    What can be done to keep kids safe and make them feel safe while at school? As an administrator, this is the most important question you will ever need to answer. That’s because if the next Uvalde or Parkland or Sandy Hook happens on your watch, you will have to face many more uncomfortable questions, and you may be haunted by excruciating regrets. It all hinges on what you do now. 08/01/2022

  • Midland College Breaks Ground on Pre-K Academy

    Midland College in Midland, Texas, recently broke ground on a 60,000-square-foot facility designed to address a shortage of early childhood education centers and a shortage of teachers in the area. 07/28/2022

  • STEAM Center Construction at University of St. Thomas Underway

    At the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., construction is underway on a new centralized home for STEAM education. The Schoenecker Center will stand five stories and cover more than 130,000 square feet to integrate the school’s art, science, engineering and innovation programs. 07/28/2022

  • Penn State Approves Plans for New Liberal Arts Facility

    The Board of Trustees at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Penn., recently approved final plans for the construction of a new, $127.7-million liberal arts building. 07/28/2022

  • Orange County District to Open 5 New Schools

    Orange County Public Schools in Orange County, Fla., will open five new schools in August to accommodate rising enrollment figures, according to a news release. 07/26/2022

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    Construction Firm Completes Two Projects for Manhattan Private Schools

    A recent news release reports that construction firm EW Howell Construction Group has completed expansion and renovation projects at two private K–8 schools in Manhattan, N.Y. 07/25/2022

  • Zumbro Education District Special Education Center

    Minnesota District to Open New Special Education Facility

    The Zumbro Education District in Byron, Minn., recently completed construction on a new special education facility for the district. According to a news release, the $16.47-million, 61,031-square-foot space will serve as a combined learning center for three separate program types for at-risk K–12 students. 07/25/2022

  • Thomas More University Selects Contractor for New Academic Building

    Thomas More University in Crestview Hills, Ky., recently announced that it has selected Turner Construction Company as the general contractor for its new Academic Center. 07/21/2022

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    Bucknell University to Build New Residence Halls

    Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., recently announced that it will build four apartment-style residence halls over the next two years. 07/21/2022

  • Saddleback College Opens New STEM Facility

    Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif., recently opened a new STEM facility on its campus. The Advanced Technology and Applied Sciences (ATAS) building measures in at 52,913 square feet and provides multidisciplinary space for labs and classrooms, general instructional areas, and administrative space. 07/21/2022

  • Whitney Brothers Superbright LED Creative Cube

    Whitney Brothers Debuts Superbright LED Creative Cube

    Children’s furniture solutions company Whitney Brothers recently introduced a new product that combines a play house cube and a light table. 07/19/2022

  • Maine High School Starts Construction on $4.3M Athletic Complex

    Kennebunk High School in Kennebunk, Maine, recently began work on a new $4.3-million athletic complex. RSU 21 School Board Chair Art LeBlanc called the project “very exciting and long overdue,” as the existing athletic complex has fallen into disrepair in recent years. 07/19/2022

  • Idaho Falls Board of Trustees Approves $250M Bond Proposal

    Last week, the Idaho Falls School District 91 Board of Trustees approved a $250-million bond proposal that would provide funds to renovate and improve several schools within the district. 07/19/2022

  • Virginia Commonwealth University to Build New Honors Dorms

    Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., recently moved forward with plans to build a new residence hall for honors students. 07/14/2022

  • Spaces4Learning Launches Education Design Showcase 2022

    Submit your project today and pay nothing to enter. If your project is selected for publication in the 2022 Education Design Showcase, you will receive an invoice in late September to help cover judging expenses and production, printing and distribution of Spaces4Learning magazine. Don't miss your chance to be part of this program, which highlights the nation's finest environments for teaching and learning. The extended submission deadline is Friday, Sept. 9! 07/14/2022