PreK-12 Ed


Modernizing Schools

Lessons Learned: Modernizing K-12 Facilities

The impact of a modernized school can be transformative. An updated facility can enhance teacher recruitment, retention and commitment, and students reap benefits in behavior and heath, engagement and learning.

Learning Studios and Classroom Design

Learning Studios and Classroom Design

When students become the masters of their own learning.

Taking Ownership of Energy Usage

Energy is controllable and manageable, so the opportunity for savings is large.

Acoustical Considerations

Acoustical Considerations for 21st-Century K-12 Learning Environments

Today's educational trends require sound acoustical design.

Arrival Sequence

Changing the 'Arrival Sequence'

Architecture firm’s proposed design makes progressive school more secure.

energy rebates

High School Qualifies for Energy Rebates

Sidney High School also betters its energy efficiency.

Safety Practices

Don't Overlook Safety Practices in the Workplace

Is your school division reactionary or proactive?

school collaboration

Creating Successful Joint-Use Collaborations

Collaboration is the art and science of combining people's talents, skills, and knowledge to achieve a common goal.

Lifts to Upper Levels of Schools Need to be Quiet and Dignified

One challenge for K-12 facility managers tasked to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been offering full access to elevated areas on campus. These areas can range from stages and raised platforms to theater, auditorium, library, administrative offices and student centers with mezzanines or second floors not served by a traditional elevator.

Cranston High School East

Cranston High School Identifies Security Solution and Saves Money Using Cooperative Purchasing

Find out how this high school took advantage of a cooperative contract to implement a comprehensive security solution that fit their budget and prepared them for future expansion.

Hand Washing, Face Washing, and Disease Prevention

A survey conducted by Russell Research for the American Cleaning Institute and published towards the end of 2011. The study found that nearly 90 percent of children do wash their hands after using the toilet at school, but the numbers drop considerably from this healthy high point.

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