Moving custodial services to the district level has proven to be a wise choice for Boyd County Schools. Within 60 days of implementing the program, we began receiving accolades from the teaching staff, letters of approval from the Health Department and po
When a safety incient occurs at a school, there are almost always indications of poor supervision of people, places or things.
Before any school district builds new facilities, it should conduct a demographic study so that it has a reasonably accurate picture of the number of students who are going to be in the schools during the next five and 10 years, and of the overall trend (
The danger of building your budget for school construction upon short-term, as opposed to long-term, costs is not academic theory.
Here's what administrators at Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Ky., are doing to prevent deferred maintenance issues.
As more and more systems move toward using IP-based devices connected to the local building data network, the owner has to determine how those IP-based devices will obtain the DC power required for them to operate.
One way to keep school environments more healthful is to take advantage of relatively new technology involving UVC lamps installed in the air conditioning system.
Here is what administrators at Jefferson County Public Schools in Loiusville, Ky., are doing to prevent deferred maintenance issues.
Restroom problems aren't unique to public schools in the U.S., but there are some solutions to the problem, and this man has been working on getting those solutions out into the public realm.
This past year saw a renewed interest in reforming our public education system with areas of particular interest including school size, the use of technology and community involvement.
Liz Murray very clearly made the case for the value of schools where every individual gets attention, where counselors and teachers deal with a reasonable number of students by name.
While the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law impacts teachers, students and schools throughout the nation, it also impacts education facility planners.
According to a recent study, potential teachers are influenced by their impressions of the educational facilities in which they will be working during the interview process.
From the roof to the lights and everything in-between, building systems are being re-evaluated for the K-12 market. What are some changes that may make there way into your school's next building?
By far the most common systems are standard fire alarm sounders and detectors. Unfortunately, people are so accustomed to false alarms that they often fail to immediately evacuate when the alarm sounds.
This unique playground initiative is giving Denver Public Schools' elementary children a place to learn and play, building neighborhood pride, and providing graduation credits, AmeriCorps Campus Compact tuition vouchers, and experience to University o
A new report entitledThe State of School Safety in American Schools 2004-2005” speaks of sexual assault, violent cliques and violent parents as commonplace in the nations schools.
Every disaster offers lessons on emergency preparedness. Katrina is no exception.
Recent technological advances have certainly had an effect on education, but don't give all the credit to the computer, the Internet or the World-Wide-Web.
The field of education is rife with bullying prevention programs.