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The value of the Texas Permanent School Fund has rebounded to $25 billion after posting a return of 13.14 percent in 2010, the Texas Education Agency says....
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By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)
As economic woes continue to batter budgets, education institutions re-evaluate plans for construction and facility improvements....
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
As we begin 2011, a number of promising signs signal that the worst may be behind us....
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By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)
Under gloomy economic conditions, schools and universities must strive to provide high-quality education with fewer resources....
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By Mike Kennedy
The cliche "keeping money in the classroom" obscures the complications of operating schools in the real world....
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Changes in the executive suite are coming to some of the nation's largest school districts....
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Colorado Commissioner of Education Dwight D. Jones has been offered the job of superintendent of the Clark County (Nev.) School District, the nation's fifth-largest K-12 system with more than 310,000 students....
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A new report documents the persistence of hostile and unsafe school environments that can result in lower educational outcomes and higher rates of depression and suicide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students....
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College tuition and federal aid have been increasing, but education productivity in higher education has dipped at the same time, an analysis from the National Center for Policy Analysis concludes....
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Colorado has been awarded a $100 million federal grant to create an affordable broadband network across the state....
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By Joe Agron
The "Great Recession" has had a significant impact on education institutions — and will continue to plague schools and universities for years to come....
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Stimulus Funds to Boost Rural Schools...
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Relief is coming to the eight schools in the Springfield (Mo.) school district that are without air conditioning. ...
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N.J. Education Commissioner Ousted Over Race to the Top Error...
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The National Science Foundation has awarded a total of $20 million in stimulus funds to help 17 states improve their technological infrastructure....
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A study indicates that students benefit significantly from starting school later in the day.
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Deputy director of education for the Gates Foundation has been appointed deputy superintendent in the Los Angeles Unified School District....
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
New report finds that there may be more pain on the budgetary front for education institutions this coming school year, even as the nation's overall economy continues to claw its way back from "The Great Recession."...
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Walt Rulffes has announced that he will retire later this year as superintendent of the Clark County (Nev.) School District....
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By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)
Federal funds have helped schools and universities stay afloat, but states' education budgets remain in woeful shape....
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U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is urging the Obama administration to provide more money to upgrade schools run by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)....
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $25 million in grants to help schools purchase new, energy-efficient appliances such as refrigerators, ovens and other food-service-related equipment....
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Procurement officials at higher-education institutions say the adoption of green procurement policies is gaining momentum, but more progress is needed....
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By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)
Strategies to meet sustainability and cost goals in the design, construction and operation of education facilities....
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Lee County (Fla.) school superintendent James Browder has cancelled the district's purchasing contract with Office Depot after administrators were unable to resolve a dispute from a previous contract involving overcharges....
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