January 09, 2009


American School & University | Business Finance

Missing in Action 

Joe Agron

Once a cornerstone of presidential campaigns, education finds itself at the back of the class in this year's election....

Election '08 

By Mike Kennedy

Candidates stake out positions on improving schools, but other issues take precedence....

System upgrade cuts through bureaucracy 

The Volusia County (Fla.) school district's enhancement of its online purchasing system....

Award-winning system 

eVA, the commonwealth of Virginia's e-procurement system, has received the 2007 Innovation In Government Award....

Nationwide Buying Power 

More than 32,000 public agencies, including thousands of schools and universities, have saved money and streamlined their purchasing processes....

The Reformers 

By Mike Kennedy

Backed with political and financial capital, advocates of change push to improve America's education system....

Administrative Agenda: Let's be Accountable 

By Patrick Quinn

One-size-fits-all just doesn't apply to schools...

Smart Spending | Schools and Universities  

By Mike Kennedy

When purse strings are tight, schools and universities have to work hard to stretch available construction dollars....

Garnering Support 

By Douglas W. Kincaid, Eric T. Dillinger and Michael Clayton

Education institutions can benefit from a modeling approach to facility budgeting....

Coming Up Short: 35th Annual M&O Cost Study 

By Joe Agron

Maintenance and operations spending by school districts continues to hover around historic lows, even as facility needs escalate....

A Positive Move: 12th Annual College M&O Cost Study 

By Joe Agron

Colleges increase maintenance and operations spending as a percentage of total budget in the current school year....

Know-How: Maintenance 

By Mike Kennedy

Schools can be recognized for managing maintenance programs effectively....

Critical Issues in Education Facilities and Business 

By Joe Agron

A panel of professionals shares creative solutions to many of the facilities and business operations challenges faced by education institutions nationwide....

Inside: Washington 

The costs of NCLB; E-rate oversight; QZAB extension; Budget appropriations...

Inside: Business/Finance 

Auditing the Auditor; Stricter Controls; School Finance Deadline...

Eyes Wide Open 

By Daniel S. Brennan

The roles of the school and architect during a construction or renovation project should be understood and documented early in the process....

Solutions Center: Maintenance/School Spending 

Q&A from our readers...

The Big Squeeze 

Mike Kennedy

School and university administrators continue to look for creative ways to wring more productivity from their tight budgets....

Getting More for Less 

Mike Kennedy

10 tips for schools and universities to operate facilities more efficiently....

Inside: Purchasing 

Streamlining purchases with a click; Procurement-card program in Illinois; Massachusetts to upgrade purchasing system...

Know-How: E-commerce 

Mike Kennedy

Schools make the move slowly to online bidding and purchasing....

Cutting Costs 

Mike Kennedy

In a stagnant economy, schools and universities must seek out ways to maximize the effectiveness of their already tight budgets. Here are 10 suggestions....

Preparing Figures 

Paul V. Laudolff

Here's how to develop confident budgets at the master planning stage with limited information....

Administrative Agenda: Questionable Budget Tactics 

Philip E. Geiger

Schools should make difficult budget choices that spare student programs....

Sign up for Savings 

Mike Kennedy

Performance contracts provide education institutions a path to energy savings that minimizes financial risks....

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The Subtle Stuff

Vikas Nagardeolekar and Edwin Merritt

It's hard to win passage of a school construction bond — whether through a citizen referendum or the vote of a town council or general town meeting.

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Michael McKeon and Lincoln Berry

When acoustics are mentioned with regard to schools, many people first think of performing arts.

Making it Readable

Peter Gisolfi

When my daughter was 10 years old, she left the comfort of her elementary school for the unfamiliar territory of the middle/high school building — a crazy quilt of pieces from the 1910s, 1930s, 1960s and 1970s.

Echo Boom Impact

Phillipe Dordai and Joseph Rizzo

Like their baby-boomer parents, the echo-boom generation is reshaping the college and university landscape.

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