Facility Planning: Sustainable Strategies 

By James Rydeen

The payback for green school strategies is far-reaching....

Facility Planning: Check and Recheck in School Construction 

By James Rydeen

Minimize headaches for construction success with accurate documents....

Long-Term Education Planning 

By Don Horkey, PE, LEED AP, and Julianne Laue, PE, LEED AP

Sustainable master planning can produce long-range benefits for education institutions....

Modernized Campus for John R. Good Elementary 

John R. Good Elementary School, Irving, Texas, is modernizing its 1960s-style campus....

ASU 100: Ebbing Numbers 

Several school systems have fallen off the list as they have seen their numbers decline....

ASU 100: Split Creates Two Smaller Systems 

The Jordan (Utah) district fell to near the bottom of the top 100....

ASU 100: Merger Will Create one of the Nation's Largest Districts 

The Shelby County (Tenn.) school system will rise near the top of the list of the nation’s largest districts....

ASU 100: Online Institutions, Community Colleges Show Enrollment Gains 

More are turning to online higher-education institutions and community colleges....

Washington Law Nixes Single-Gender Program in Tacoma 

Single-gender classes are prohibited except in narrow circumstances....

Experts Helping Revise New Orleans Facilities Plan 

A team of experts is helping revise the facilities master plans for New Orleans schools....

Sites Unseen in Education Design (with Related Video) 

By Peter Gisolfi

The best academic buildings relate clearly to their settings....

Meet the 2011 Educational Interiors Showcase Jury 

Meet the 2011 Educational Interiors Showcase Jury...

Interiors With Purpose: 2011 EIS Jury Commentary 

Commentary from the 2011 Educational Interiors Showcase jury. ...

The Great Outdoor Learning Environment 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Education institutions that create outdoor learning spaces can enhance hands-on opportunities for students....

School Design: Making Adaptive Reuse Work 

By Christopher McCready

Reorganizing circulation or incorporating a new learning space in a previously empty area can bring a vibrancy to a building....

Groups Want Instruction Time Boosted 

Group calls for expanding school instruction time by at least 300 hours a year. ...

Facility Planning: Blended Learning 

By James Rydeen

A mix of learning environments can enhance the school experience....

New Science Wing Classroom Design at Ward Melville High School 

Three Village (N.Y.) Central School District has undertaken an expansion/renovation program....

School Construction Trends 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Education administrators that move forward in this economic climate with construction and renovation plans are likely to confront tight budgets, dwindling resources and a community unwilling to make facility upgrades a priority....

Facility Planning: Building Schools that Stand the Test of Time 

By James E. Rydeen

Planning school facilities that will last for the long term....

Alternatives to Class-Size Reduction 

Report says that reducing class size to boost student performance is not cost-effective....

Stanford Proposes High-Tech Campus 

Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., has proposed building a high-tech campus in New York City....

Facility Planning: School Shopping 

By James Rydeen

Everyone should be concerned about the health, safety and welfare of students and staff....

Construction Zone: A Sound Design 

Lynn University has a new state-of-the-art facility, the Wold Performing Arts Center....

Construction Zone: Cultural Center 

Soka University of America’s new Performing Arts Center and Academic Building project....