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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
The concept of life-cycle costing is getting increased attention from education institutions — and rightly so....
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
There is no shortage of interest among education institutions looking to capitalize on the $22 billion in tax credits available over the next two years through the Qualified School Construction Bond (QSCB) program....
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By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)
Economic stimulus funds from the federal government provide numerous avenues for schools and universities to improve facilities....
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The U.S. Department of Education has made $108.8 million in funding available for targeted students and communities....
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The U.S. Department of the Interior is allocating more than $277 million for school construction, repairs and improvements for Indian tribes across the nation....
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The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee once again has passed the 21st Century Green High Performing Public School Facilities Act....
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Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act available from the U.S. Department of Education as of May 1, 2009....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the number of students, total M&O expenditure, amount spent annually on energy (gas, electricity and other fuels), number of buildings, amount spent annually on transportation, and amount spent annually on custodial and maintenance supplies by responding school districts....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the mean FTE enrollment of survey respondents, total M&O expenditure, square feet maintained per custodian, square feet maintained per maintenance worker, square feet of building maintained per student, amount spent annually on energy (gas, electricity and other fuels), and number of motor vehicles by responding colleges....
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
The nation's colleges are feeling the pinch of the economic downturn, and maintenance and operations budgets especially are under pressure....
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
Despite the worst economic environment in generations, spending by K-12 institutions on maintenance and operations held its own — defying historical trends that have shown M&O spending among the most affected in times of budget tightening....
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By Stephen Ashkin
How does a four-day work week affect the environment? A few ways: drastic reductions in crude-oil imports, greenhouse-gas emissions, employee exposure to pollutants, traffic congestion and auto accidents....
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Additional information from the 38th annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including spending by school districts on maintenance and operations as a percentage of total district expenditures over the past two decades....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the median cost of transportation per student and as a percentage of total district expenditures....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the median salary for custodial and maintenance personnel at school districts....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the mean number of full-time custodial, maintenance and grounds personnel at school districts....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including square feet of buidings maintained per student, square feet maintained per custodial employee, square feet maintained per maintenance employee, acres maintained per grounds employee, and total reported maintenance & operations budget....
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Additional information from the 38th annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including spending by colleges on maintenance and operations as a percentage of total college expenditures over the past 10 years....
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Additional information from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools and Colleges, including the median M&O salaries and number of employees at colleges...
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
Tucked away in the recently enacted economic stimulus bill is a potential boon for school construction....
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
When the dust cleared and the compromise economic stimulus package was finalized, school construction funding lost....
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By Stephen Halliday
The economic debacle of September 2008 left in its wake major economic losses at both corporate and personal finance levels. Equally disturbing, a looming...
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By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
For many of us, 2008 was a year we were glad to see end. As 2009 begins, the country finds itself embroiled in an economic crisis not seen in generations...
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Joe Agron
Once a cornerstone of presidential campaigns, education finds itself at the back of the class in this year's election....
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By Mike Kennedy
Candidates stake out positions on improving schools, but other issues take precedence....
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